HC Deb 27 July 1972 vol 841 c353W
29. Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to amend the present legislation so as to permit a coroner to bring in a factual verdict in battered baby cases.

Mr. Lane

There is no need for amending legislation. A coroner's jury is free to bring in any verdict it thinks appropriate to the death on which the inquest is being held.