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Coroners Act 2006

Inquiries into causes and circumstances of deaths - Completion of inquiries

93: Certificate of and written reasons for interim findings

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"Coroner's temporary findings and reasons"

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You are looking at a law about coroners. A coroner is someone who investigates deaths. They can write down what they have found out so far before they finish their investigation. They must follow the rules stated in section 57 when doing this. You need to know that the coroner can ask another coroner to write down the findings if they are not available. The findings must be written in a special form that the coroner has approved. The coroner must explain why they have come to their conclusions. The coroner must send their findings to the Secretary after they have finished writing them down.

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Part 3Inquiries into causes and circumstances of deaths
Completion of inquiries

93Certificate of and written reasons for interim findings

  1. Before concluding an inquiry, the coroner conducting it may, after considering all the evidence admitted to date for the purposes of the inquiry, and in the light of the purposes stated in section 57, complete and sign a certificate of interim findings in relation to the death concerned.

  2. Another coroner may complete and sign the certificate if the coroner conducting the inquiry is not available.

  3. The certificate of interim findings must be in an approved form, which must require the coroner to state in writing the reasons for his or her interim findings.

  4. The coroner must send the completed and signed certificate of findings to the Secretary.

Notes
  • Section 93(1A): inserted, on , by section 13(1) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
  • Section 93(2): amended, on , by section 13(2) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).