Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1379
Coroners, England & Wales
The Coroners (Inquests) (Amendment) Rules 2021
Made
1st December 2021
Laid before Parliament
8th December 2021
Coming into force
12th January 2022
The Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Coroners (Inquests) (Amendment) Rules 2021 and come into force on 12th January 2022.
(2) These Rules extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Coroners (Inquest) Rules 2013
2. —(1) The Coroners (Inquest) Rules 2013( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule, in Form 2 (Record of an inquest), omit note (iii) that begins with the words “The standard of proof”.
Burnett, LJ
Lord Chief Justice
17th November 2021
I agree
Tom Pursglove
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
1st December 2021
2009 c. 25 ; subsections 45(1)(b), (c) and 2(i) were repealed by section 33(2) of the Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24) .