Clause 23
Coroners and Justice Bill
7:00 pm
Roger Gale (North Thanet, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment 261, in clause 23, page 14, line 4, leave out ‘(b) and (c)’.
Amendment 92, in clause 23, page 14, line 6, at end insert—
‘(4A) A senior coroner may report to the Lord Chancellor any failing by a relevant authority to discharge its duties under subsection (1).
(4B) The Lord Chancellor may from time to time publish guidance about the procedure for resolving any matter of dispute relating to a report made to him pursuant to subsection (4A).
(4C) The Lord Chancellor may give a direction requiring the senior coroner, and the relevant authority to take action within a period specified in the direction to resolve any matter of dispute relating to a report made to him pursuant to subsection (4A).’.