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<p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2022/coroners-statistics-2022-england-and-wales"
target="_blank">Coroner Statistics 2022: England and Wales</a>, published on 11 May
2023, indicate that, for the Somerset coroner area in 2022, the average time from
the report of a death to the coroner and the completion of an inquest was 31 weeks.
This was an increase from 23 weeks in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022, the average time
for completion of an inquest in England and Wales as a whole was 30 weeks – a decrease
from 31 weeks in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational
responsibility for coroner services, which are administered and funded by individual
local authorities. Consequently, this department does not hold information on remote
working by staff in the Somerset coroner service.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner
continues to work with individual coroner areas and their funding authorities and
the police to ensure that services are effectively delivered. He is engaged with the
relevant authority for the Somerset coroner area on service improvements.</p>
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