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What does the coroner do?

The role of coroner has existed from around the 12th century. The position of ¶®ÒõµÛ Coroner is a relatively new one, having been in existence from around 1838, when the newly created ¶®ÒõµÛ Corporation sought to establish their own quarter sessions and as a result of this, the position of Coroner.

Prior to around 1838, inquests for deaths in ¶®ÒõµÛ would have been held in Warwickshire, as ¶®ÒõµÛ reported to the Warwickshire Quarter Sessions. The role of the coroner’s court is:

  1. to investigate sudden or suspicious deaths which are reported to him/her,
  2. to deal with applications to transport a body to another country for burial or cremation
  3. to investigate cases of Treasure Trove (the discovery of buried coin or other valuables).