Tag Archives: Coroners

Ministers Given Power to Replace Inquests with Secret Inquiries

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Last week the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 was passed by Parliament. The act gives ministers the power to order an secret inquiry, without a jury, be held instead of a coroner’s inquest. I think inquests should be open, public, processes during which the circumstances of a death are determined discussed. An outcome should be [...]

Opposing Secret Inquests with Government Appointed Coroners and no Juries.

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David Howarth (Cambridge MP), I would like to urge you to remove clause 64 and 65 of the Counter-Terrorism Bill which proposes to introduce inquests in secret, without juries and enable the appointment of special Government appointed coroners. I believe coroners ought to be trusted fulfill their role with integrity and it is necessary for [...]