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Why has the government rejected calls for a national coroner service?

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Joshua Rozenberg
Sep 10, 2021
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In my column for the July edition of The Critic, I commended the government for its decision to review coroner services in England and Wales. Bereaved families and others with experience of inquests were invited to say how well — or badly — they thought recent reforms were working.

“We are analysing your feedback,” the Ministry of Justice currently says …

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