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The Coroners' Society of England and Wales

Published 2025-04-25Last updated 2025-04-30

The Coroners’ Society was founded in September 1846 as the judicial association for judges who serve in the coroners service.

The Coroners’ Society has the following objectives: 

  1. the promotion of the usefulness of the office of coroner to the public;
  2. the ascertainment in questions of difficulty of the duties which devolve on coroners;
  3. the advancement of such amendments to the law as seem desirable;
  4. the establishment and maintenance of contact with HM Government and the Chief Coroner; and
  5. the protection of the rights and interest of coroners.