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How Changes Are Being Considered In The Coroners Court.
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How Changes Are Being Considered In The Coroners Court. What is the Coroners court?> The Court dates back to the 11th century> A Coroners' inquest does not blame anyone> GPs deal with most natural deaths that occur> Pathologists carry out post-mortems if needed> A jury is very rarely used in the Coroners' Court Coroners are judicial officers that are responsible for investigating violent, unnatural or sudden deaths where the cause of death is unknown. The Coroner's Court holds an inquest to determine how, when and where the individual died, and in some cases a coroner will head this court on their own. Coroners are generally lawyers, and in some cases doctors, and they and their deputies hold investigations or inquests into the causes of death to determine whether further criminal investigation is necessary. 1 Reforming the coroner and death certification service CM6159. The Home Secretary's View (foreword). The home secretary David Blunkett's view of the current...
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