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)
