Coroners Service

A Coroner is assisted by his Officers, who may be civilians or police officers.

The office of Coroner is an ancient one, dating back at least to 1194. Their duties and responsibilities are now governed in the main by the Coroners Act, 1988. It is important that a Coroner, either himself or through a Deputy, should be ready to undertake his duties at all times.

For further details of a coroner's duty see the Home Office website.

	Coroners Court Complex Read more about a new Coroners Court Complex for the county		Charter for the Coroners' Service in Gloucestershire This page should be read in conjunction with the Home Office leaflet "When Sudden Death Occurs"
	Mortuary Service The Mortuary receives and looks after bodies of the deceased where the death has been referred to the Coroner.		Coroners, post-mortems and inquests comprehensive information from Directgov, including Guides and leaflets to download and links to other websites