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Coroners' Decisions

Volume 298: debated on Monday 21 July 1997

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning the mechanisms for appeals against coroners' decisions; and if he will make a statement. [7535]

Concerns have been expressed at the need to resort to the High Court for any review of a coroner's decision. This is one of a number of matters that we keep under review, but we have no present plans to change the legislation.