1st Report - The Coroner Service

Select Committee
Justice Committee HC 68 27 May 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 28 items (26 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 28 of 28 classified)
Accepted 7
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 10
Rejected 8
Government response
3rd Special Report - The Coroner Service: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 10 Sep 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 results
11 Conclusion Acknowledged
Para 92
The Government’s steps to support the inquisitorial nature of inquests are welcome but are insufficient...
Conclusion
The Government’s steps to support the inquisitorial nature of inquests are welcome but are insufficient by themselves to prevent large multi-handed inquests, where individuals’ and organisations’ reputations are at stake, from becoming adversarial.
Government Response Summary
The government implicitly acknowledges the committee's conclusion that multi-handed inquests can become adversarial and details steps to address related issues such as providing non-means tested legal aid for Exceptional Case Funding.
Ministry of Justice
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