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Deferred
The current arrangements for publishing coroners’ reports and responses to those reports require improvement.
Recommendation
The current arrangements for publishing coroners’ reports and responses to those reports require improvement. The information published is the bare minimum and is difficult to search and analyse. The Ministry of Justice should provide funding so information about the risks to public safety discovered by coroners and inquest juries is freely available online, along with the actions that have been proposed in response. The MoJ should ensure that this information is well-organised and easily searchable. (Paragraph 208) Covid-19
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges issues with searching for reports and notes the Chief Coroner's office is working on cataloguing; however, it is not in a position to accept the recommendation to provide funding for improved online accessibility and searchability at this stage, stating they will consider resources.
Government Response
Deferred
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We acknowledge that there are some issues in searching for completed reports on the judiciary website and we understand that the Chief Coroner’s office has already put in hand work to determine how best to ensure that PFD reports and responses to them are appropriately catalogued and accessible. We will work with the Chief Coroner’s office to consider appropriate resources required to deliver this. We are therefore not in a position to accept the recommendation at this stage.
Source
Committee
Justice Committee
Inquiry
The Coroner Service
Report
1st Report - The Coroner Service
27 May 2021
HC 68
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.2 yrs
Report published
27 May 2021