Useful Information

• About the Coroner Service

  A Coroner is an independent judicial office holder who is required by law to investigate deaths that are unnatural or violent, where the cause of death is unknown, or where the death occurred in prison, police custody or another type of state detention, such as in a mental health unit...

• About Inquests

  An Inquest is a public judicial inquiry to determine: who the deceased was, when they died, where they died, the medical cause of their death and how they came by their death. Usually it is the 'how' question that will be the focus of the Coroner’s inquiries...

• Information for the Bereaved

  In this section you will find infomation to help you understand why your loved one's death has been referred to the Coroner. About post mortem examinations, organ donation and the repatriation of bodies...

• Information for Witnesses

  You have been asked to attend the Coroner’s court to assist the Coroner in establishing when, where and how the deceased came by their death. This is a formal hearing and whilst there is no specific dress code we ask witnesses to dress reasonably smartly and respectfully...

• Information for Press and Public

  Inquests are generally held in open court where members of the public and press have the right to attend. There will generally be space available in the courtroom for press and public...

• Information For Jurors

• Information for Lawyers & other Court Users

  Court facilities Free Public Wifi is available at all courts. At Woodvale (Brighton) those registered with the Government Public Sector Wifi can also join that network. You can create a GovWifi account here...

• Attending a Coroner’s Post Mortem

  The Coroners (Investigation) Regulations 2013 enables certain individuals to attend a post mortem examination with the consent of the coroner...