Coroners' Inquests

House of Lords written question – answered at on 13 March 2012.

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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many inquests that have either begun and been adjourned, or have not started, relate to deaths before 2010.

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As at 31 December 2010, the latest date for which figures are currently available, 2,282 were inquests opened by coroners in England and Wales that were reported to be still in progress at that time, and that related to deaths occurring before 2010. No information is available on inquests that had not yet opened.

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