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Coroners and Justice Bill

That this House do not insist on its Amendments 1, 2 and 216 to which the Commons have disagreed, but do propose Amendment 1B in lieu— That this House do not insist on its Amendments 1, 2 and 216 to which the Commons have disagreed, but do propose Amendment 1B in lieu— 1B: Page 115, line 29, leave out sub-paragraph (1) and insert- ““(1) ““Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a senior coroner must suspend an investigation under this Part of this Act into a person's death if- (a) the Lord Chancellor requests the coroner to do so on the ground that the cause of death is likely to be adequately investigated by an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12) that is being or is to be held, (b) a senior judge has been appointed under that Act as chairman of the inquiry, and (c) the Lord Chief Justice has indicated approval to the Lord Chancellor, for the purposes of this paragraph, of the appointment of that judge. In paragraph (b) ““senior judge”” means a judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal or a Justice of the Supreme Court.””