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1623900

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any requirement for a coroner functus officio to respond to emails of an interested person.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial officers and the way in which they conduct their investigations is entirely a matter for them. It would therefore be inappropriate for the Government to comment on, or intervene in, the coroner’s decisions in relation to an individual case.</p><p> </p><p>There is no specific statutory requirement for a coroner to respond to an email from an interested person. However, the Coroners (Inquest) Rules 2013 and the Coroner (Investigations) Regulations 2013 provide a framework for managing disclosure, including after inquest, to Interested Persons and others. In addition, the Chief Coroner has issued guidance to coroners on disclosure to interested persons (Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.25 on Coroners and the Media).</p><p> </p><p>If a family has concerns about a decision made by the coroner, they may want to seek to discuss this with the coroner. Judicial decisions by coroners are capable of being challenged by making an application to the High Court for judicial review. Complaints about the personal conduct of a coroner can be made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7436 question first answered 10/05/2023 14:14:03 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1623901

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any requirement for a coroner functus officio to provide on request the list of court evidence to an interested person.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial officers and the way in which they conduct their investigations is entirely a matter for them. It would therefore be inappropriate for the Government to comment on, or intervene in, the coroner’s decisions in relation to an individual case.</p><p> </p><p>There is no specific statutory requirement for a coroner to respond to an email from an interested person. However, the Coroners (Inquest) Rules 2013 and the Coroner (Investigations) Regulations 2013 provide a framework for managing disclosure, including after inquest, to Interested Persons and others. In addition, the Chief Coroner has issued guidance to coroners on disclosure to interested persons (Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.25 on Coroners and the Media).</p><p> </p><p>If a family has concerns about a decision made by the coroner, they may want to seek to discuss this with the coroner. Judicial decisions by coroners are capable of being challenged by making an application to the High Court for judicial review. Complaints about the personal conduct of a coroner can be made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7435 question first answered 10/05/2023 14:14:03 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1612605

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any requirement exists for a coroner to explain an antemortem indication given in accordance with paragraph 21 of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 26 Organ Donation that results in organs not being donated.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial officers and the way in which they conduct their investigations is entirely a matter for them.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Chief Coroner provides leadership to all coroners and issues non-statutory guidance to promote consistency of practice, it would be inappropriate for him or the Government to comment on, or intervene in, the coroner’s decisions in an individual case.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No 26 on organ donation, the coroner’s jurisdiction only arises once death has taken place, so the coroner has no power to make a decision about organ donation until the donor has died. Once death has taken place, the coroner has legal control of the body of the deceased person until such time as the body is released for burial or cremation and, during that time, all decisions made by the coroner in relation to the body are judicial decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, for the coroner to wait until death has occurred before indicating their decision on organ donation would frustrate almost all donations because of the time needed to make the necessary preparations for organ retrieval. Therefore, where a death is likely, the coroner should be fully engaged with those treating the person and with the family, to ensure that any donation decisions can be made. As paragraph 21 of the Guidance sets out, once the coroner has been provided with the necessary information about an imminent death, they should give an indication as to whether they will object to organ donation. This can be taken as the coroner’s decision as at the moment of death unless, in the meantime, new, relevant information has come to light about the circumstances of the death, in which case the coroner should be contacted again. The reasons for which a coroner may object to organ donation are dependent on the circumstances of the individual case.</p><p> </p><p>If a family has concerns about a decision made by the coroner, they may want to discuss this with the coroner or make a complaint to the local authority which funds the relevant coroner service. It may, in some circumstances, be possible to challenge a decision made by a coroner by making an application to the High Court for judicial review. Complaints about the personal conduct of a coroner can be made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7211 HL7212 HL7213 question first answered 27/04/2023 15:34:28 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1612096

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Chief Coroner
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what role the Chief Coroner has in relation to the conduct of coroners in respect of non-judicial matters.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial officers and the way in which they conduct their investigations is entirely a matter for them.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Chief Coroner provides leadership to all coroners and issues non-statutory guidance to promote consistency of practice, it would be inappropriate for him or the Government to comment on, or intervene in, the coroner’s decisions in an individual case.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No 26 on organ donation, the coroner’s jurisdiction only arises once death has taken place, so the coroner has no power to make a decision about organ donation until the donor has died. Once death has taken place, the coroner has legal control of the body of the deceased person until such time as the body is released for burial or cremation and, during that time, all decisions made by the coroner in relation to the body are judicial decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, for the coroner to wait until death has occurred before indicating their decision on organ donation would frustrate almost all donations because of the time needed to make the necessary preparations for organ retrieval. Therefore, where a death is likely, the coroner should be fully engaged with those treating the person and with the family, to ensure that any donation decisions can be made. As paragraph 21 of the Guidance sets out, once the coroner has been provided with the necessary information about an imminent death, they should give an indication as to whether they will object to organ donation. This can be taken as the coroner’s decision as at the moment of death unless, in the meantime, new, relevant information has come to light about the circumstances of the death, in which case the coroner should be contacted again. The reasons for which a coroner may object to organ donation are dependent on the circumstances of the individual case.</p><p> </p><p>If a family has concerns about a decision made by the coroner, they may want to discuss this with the coroner or make a complaint to the local authority which funds the relevant coroner service. It may, in some circumstances, be possible to challenge a decision made by a coroner by making an application to the High Court for judicial review. Complaints about the personal conduct of a coroner can be made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7212 HL7213 HL7282 question first answered 27/04/2023 15:34:28 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1612097

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Chief Coroner
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what role the Chief Coroner has in relation to any antemortem indication given by a coroner in accordance with paragraph 21 of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 26 Organ Donation, resulting in the non-retrieval for donation of a healthy organ for which there is no good medical reason.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial officers and the way in which they conduct their investigations is entirely a matter for them.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Chief Coroner provides leadership to all coroners and issues non-statutory guidance to promote consistency of practice, it would be inappropriate for him or the Government to comment on, or intervene in, the coroner’s decisions in an individual case.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No 26 on organ donation, the coroner’s jurisdiction only arises once death has taken place, so the coroner has no power to make a decision about organ donation until the donor has died. Once death has taken place, the coroner has legal control of the body of the deceased person until such time as the body is released for burial or cremation and, during that time, all decisions made by the coroner in relation to the body are judicial decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, for the coroner to wait until death has occurred before indicating their decision on organ donation would frustrate almost all donations because of the time needed to make the necessary preparations for organ retrieval. Therefore, where a death is likely, the coroner should be fully engaged with those treating the person and with the family, to ensure that any donation decisions can be made. As paragraph 21 of the Guidance sets out, once the coroner has been provided with the necessary information about an imminent death, they should give an indication as to whether they will object to organ donation. This can be taken as the coroner’s decision as at the moment of death unless, in the meantime, new, relevant information has come to light about the circumstances of the death, in which case the coroner should be contacted again. The reasons for which a coroner may object to organ donation are dependent on the circumstances of the individual case.</p><p> </p><p>If a family has concerns about a decision made by the coroner, they may want to discuss this with the coroner or make a complaint to the local authority which funds the relevant coroner service. It may, in some circumstances, be possible to challenge a decision made by a coroner by making an application to the High Court for judicial review. Complaints about the personal conduct of a coroner can be made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7211 HL7213 HL7282 question first answered 27/04/2023 15:34:28 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1612098

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Chief Coroner
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are concerned by any antemortem indication given by a coroner in accordance with paragraph 21 of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 26 Organ Donation resulting in the non-retrieval for donation of a healthy organ for which there is no good medical reason.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial officers and the way in which they conduct their investigations is entirely a matter for them.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Chief Coroner provides leadership to all coroners and issues non-statutory guidance to promote consistency of practice, it would be inappropriate for him or the Government to comment on, or intervene in, the coroner’s decisions in an individual case.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No 26 on organ donation, the coroner’s jurisdiction only arises once death has taken place, so the coroner has no power to make a decision about organ donation until the donor has died. Once death has taken place, the coroner has legal control of the body of the deceased person until such time as the body is released for burial or cremation and, during that time, all decisions made by the coroner in relation to the body are judicial decisions.</p><p> </p><p>However, for the coroner to wait until death has occurred before indicating their decision on organ donation would frustrate almost all donations because of the time needed to make the necessary preparations for organ retrieval. Therefore, where a death is likely, the coroner should be fully engaged with those treating the person and with the family, to ensure that any donation decisions can be made. As paragraph 21 of the Guidance sets out, once the coroner has been provided with the necessary information about an imminent death, they should give an indication as to whether they will object to organ donation. This can be taken as the coroner’s decision as at the moment of death unless, in the meantime, new, relevant information has come to light about the circumstances of the death, in which case the coroner should be contacted again. The reasons for which a coroner may object to organ donation are dependent on the circumstances of the individual case.</p><p> </p><p>If a family has concerns about a decision made by the coroner, they may want to discuss this with the coroner or make a complaint to the local authority which funds the relevant coroner service. It may, in some circumstances, be possible to challenge a decision made by a coroner by making an application to the High Court for judicial review. Complaints about the personal conduct of a coroner can be made to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7211 HL7212 HL7282 question first answered 27/04/2023 15:34:28 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1504727

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Downview Prison: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many separate transfers of trans women prisoners with Gender Recognition Certificates to E Wing at HMP Downview have taken place each year since the unit re-opened in 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of separate transfers of transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates to E wing since 2019 has been as follows:</p><p>2019: 5 or fewer</p><p>2020: 5 or fewer</p><p>2021: 5 or fewer</p><p>2022: 5 or fewer (to date)</p><p>(Please note: when disclosing data there is a disclosure control rule that if the number is below 6 it is stated as ‘5 or fewer’, which can include 0)</p><p>The maximum length of stay on E wing was 35 months, the minimum length was one month, and the median length is 8.5 months.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL2125 question first answered 20/09/2022 10:14:07 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1504728

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Downview Prison: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) maximum, (2) minimum, and (3) median, length of stay for trans women prisoners with Gender Recognition Certificates on E Wing at HMP Downview.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of separate transfers of transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates to E wing since 2019 has been as follows:</p><p>2019: 5 or fewer</p><p>2020: 5 or fewer</p><p>2021: 5 or fewer</p><p>2022: 5 or fewer (to date)</p><p>(Please note: when disclosing data there is a disclosure control rule that if the number is below 6 it is stated as ‘5 or fewer’, which can include 0)</p><p>The maximum length of stay on E wing was 35 months, the minimum length was one month, and the median length is 8.5 months.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL2124 question first answered 20/09/2022 10:14:07 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1504730

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many transfers of trans women prisoners with Gender Recognition Certificates housed in the female estate to the male estate have taken place in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of transfers of transgender women, with or without a GRC, from the female estate to the male estate in the last 5 years has been as follows:</p><p>2018: 5 or fewer</p><p>2019: 5 or fewer</p><p>2020: 5 or fewer</p><p>2021: 5 or fewer</p><p>2022: 5 or fewer (to date)</p><p>(Please note: when disclosing data there is a disclosure control rule that if the number is below 6 it is stated as ‘5 or fewer’, which can include 0)</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL2127 question first answered 20/09/2022 10:16:14 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1504731

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many transfers of trans women prisoners without Gender Recognition Certificates housed in the female estate to the male estate have taken place in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of transfers of transgender women, with or without a GRC, from the female estate to the male estate in the last 5 years has been as follows:</p><p>2018: 5 or fewer</p><p>2019: 5 or fewer</p><p>2020: 5 or fewer</p><p>2021: 5 or fewer</p><p>2022: 5 or fewer (to date)</p><p>(Please note: when disclosing data there is a disclosure control rule that if the number is below 6 it is stated as ‘5 or fewer’, which can include 0)</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL2126 question first answered 20/09/2022 10:16:14 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath