Funding for the coroner service in England and Wales is provided by local authorities and police authorities, in those areas where the police employ coroners officers and administrative staff. Data are not collected on the total spend on the coroner service by coroner jurisdiction.
In 2003 Tom Luce's ‘Fundamental Review of Death Certification and Investigation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland’ (Cm 5831) estimated the total spend on the coroner system in England and Wales to be £71.4 million. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) does publish data on local authority spend by coroner jurisdiction but we cannot guarantee the accuracy of that information.