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Coroners and Justice Bill

Amendment 70 70: After Clause 20, insert the following new Clause— "Cooperation between coroners and inquiries by statutory regulatory bodies (1) The Care Quality Commission and its successors may request the cooperation of a senior coroner in the course of their investigations under the following circumstances— (a) they are fulfilling their investigatory duties in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14); (b) there is reason to believe that a senior coroner has conducted an investigation which may be connected to an ongoing investigation by the Care Quality Commission as authorised under the Health and Social Care Act 2008; (c) the senior coroner has been notified of a death of which a medical practitioner is aware, under section 18, which may be connected to an ongoing investigation by the Care Quality Commission. (2) If a senior coroner receives a request under subsection (1), the senior coroner is required to cooperate with the request, and provide information including all relevant documents, subject to regulations made under subsection (3). (3) The Secretary of State may by regulation— (a) prescribe a period within which the requirement is to be complied with; (b) prescribe cases or circumstances in which the requirement does, or does not, apply, and may in particular provide for the requirement not to apply during a period of emergency. (4) All cooperation between a senior coroner and the Care Quality Commission must include the provision of all data gathered in respect to the provision of section 20."