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The Chief Coroner, once in post, will be responsible for drawing general lessons from the conduct of investigations and the findings of inquests. In particular, the Chief Coroner will be under a duty to produce an annual report on the coroner system to the Lord Chancellor which must include information about investigations lasting more than 12 months, a summary of matters reported by coroners to prevent future deaths and the responses to those reports, as well as any matters the Chief Coroner wishes to bring to the attention of the Lord Chancellor, and any matters the Lord Chancellor has asked the Chief Coroner to cover in the report. |