Planned additions to 2009 edition of the bulletin
Source: data.gov.uk (2018-05-25)

Coroners Statistics. This annual bulletin presents statistics on the workload of coroners in England and Wales. Information is provided on the number of deaths reported to coroners, post-mortem examinations and inquests held and conclusions recorded at inquests. It also covers treasure finds reported to coroners, treasure inquests held under the Treasure Act, and proportion of treasure verdicts returned. The data are collected via annual statistical returns completed by coroners.

Data on deaths reported to the coroner are available by gender, age (of deceased with an inquest conclusion recorded) and coroner area. Information is also available on deaths in state detention (including those individuals subject Deprivation of Liberty orders), inquest conclusions and deaths abroad.

Planned additions to 2009 edition of the statistical bulletin ‘Statistics on deaths 
reported to coroners, England and Wales’ 
 
This note is to advise users of planned additions to the next edition of the National Statistics 
bulletin ‘Statistics of deaths reported to coroners, England and Wales’, which is due to be 
published in mid-2009 (date yet to be confirmed) and will report on deaths reported to 
coroners during 2008. 
 
The annual bulletin presents statistics on the work of coroners in England and Wales. Data 
are obtained from manual statistical returns submitted by all coroners under the Coroners Act 
1988. The release presents figures on deaths reported to coroners, inquests and 
postmortems held, and finds reported to coroners under treasure legislation. 
 
It is planned that the 2009 edition of the bulletin will include, for the first time, new statistics on 
the age of the deceased at the time of death for those inquests where a verdict was returned 
by the coroner during the year. This age data will be collected in six bands: 
 
• 
under 1 year 
• 
1 to 14 years 
• 
15 to 24 years 
• 
25 to 44 years 
• 
45 to 64 years 
• 
65 years and over. 
 
There will also be an ‘age not known’ category to cover any remaining cases. The age bands 
have been chosen to tie in with those used elsewhere in official demographic statistics. 
 
As brand new statistics, there may be some issues with regards the quality of data collected. 
Ministry of Justice statisticians will carefully review the quality and completeness of the data 
collected from coroners, with reference to the relevant codes of practice, before they are 
published as National Statistics. 
 
The new data on the age of the deceased where an inquest verdict was returned will be 
collected in Section B of the statistical return. There will also be a new ‘corporate 
manslaughter’ category of inquest adjournment in Section C, following the coming into effect 
in April 2008 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. 
 
All statistics in the 2008 edition of the bulletin will continue to be published in the 2009 edition. 
 
For any queries regarding these additions to the annual statistics, please contact the 
Economics and Statistics Division of the Ministry of Justice at 
xxx@xxx.xx. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economics and Statistics Division 
Ministry of Justice 
December 2008