Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kate Green (Labour), on Wednesday, 6 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 73 members in total.

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CHIEF CORONER

That this House believes the judicial position of the Chief Coroner would provide much needed national leadership for the coroners system, significantly improve the experience of bereaved families and operate a new appeals process; notes the support for a Chief Coroner from charities and organisations including the Royal British Legion (RBL), INQUEST, Victim Support and CRY; further notes that the RBL has stated that the Government's alternative proposals will fail to meet the needs of bereaved armed forces families and that the creation of the Chief Coroner is essential to improving bereaved armed forces families' experience of military inquests; and therefore calls on the Government to support bereaved families by leaving the Chief Coroner out of the Public Bodies Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2042 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Mark Durkan

Paul Goggins

Andrew Percy

Gordon Henderson

Nicholas Dakin

Subjects

Coroners

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk