Justice Committee publishes the Government Response to their report on The Coroner Service

The Coroner Service report

Government response

Summary of report findings

The Justice Committee has published the Government’s response to its report into the Coroner Service.

The Committee’s report, published in May, called for more to be done to ensure that bereaved families are at the heart of the coroner service. It found that the service people received varied greatly across the country and called for the creation of a National Coroner Service to ensure better standards nationwide. It further called for better funding to support families in complex cases to prevent an imbalance in access to high quality legal support and ensure they could fully take part in proceedings.

The Government has now responded to the report’s conclusions and recommendations.