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I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recently set up a Coroners Working Group comprised of police, CPS and coroner representatives. The group has been established to focus on improving communications between the three parties, in the event of a suspicious death. Discussions from the group will underpin a Memorandum of Understanding between the three parties, setting out roles and responsibilities for police, prosecutors and coroners across England and Wales. I understand that this should be published by the end of the year.In February 2012 Ministry of Justice officials convened a meeting with representatives from the Home Office, National Policing Improvement Agency, the CPS and the Coroners' Society of England and Wales to discuss non-suspicious sudden deaths.My officials will attend the CPS group's next meeting in May 2012 to consider how best to co-ordinate the two strands of work. |