Coroners, burial and cremation
This section contains guidance and resources for:
- bereaved family members, witnesses and other properly interested persons who come into contact with the coroner service
- burial ground managers, custodians of war memorials, and archaeologists
- coroners on reports to prevent future deaths and on the supply of information concerning the death of children
- applicants for cremation, funeral directors, cremation authorities, medical practitioners and crematorium medical referees
- coroners, planners and justice system agencies in the event of a flu pandemic in England and Wales
What's new
The sixth summary bulletin of coroners' reports to prevent future deaths and responses under Rule 43 of the Coroners (Amendment) Rules 2008 ("Rule 43 Reports") will be published on 10 May 2012.
The bulletin will give details of reports made by coroners to prevent future deaths, and responses received, during the period between 1 April and 30 September 2011.
It will include trends, reports with wider implications and annexes giving details of the number of reports issued by each coroner district, organisations who have not responded to the coroner and all reports received.
