The Government is committed to strengthening and improving the coroner service. A programme of reform was established in 2003, and proposals presented in a position paper in March 2004. Further plans were announced in February 2006 and a draft coroners bill was published in June 2006.
The draft bill aims to modernise the coroner service by providing a better service for bereaved people. It seeks to do this by creating a good national framework and leadership, while ensuring the service remains firmly grounded locally, and by making sure that investigations and inquests are more effective. The bill will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.
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