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Coroners

The Coroners Rules 1984 have been amended to strengthen coroners' powers to make reports to prevent future deaths and to introduce a new rule concerning the supply of information to Local Safeguarding Children Boards.

The changes came into effect on 17 July 2008.

• Guidance on changes to Rule 43: Coroner reports to prevent further deaths (PDF 0.19mb 32 pages)
• Guidance on the supply of information concerning the death of children (PDF 0.17mb 24 pages)