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<p>Since 2022, the annual number of Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) reports issued
by coroners in England and Wales has been collated in the Annual Coroner Statistics
which are published each May and cover the preceding calendar year. 440 reports were
issued in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2021/coroners-statistics-2021-england-and-wales#prevention-of-future-death-reports"
target="_blank">2021</a>, and 403 were issued in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2022/coroners-statistics-2022-england-and-wales#prevention-of-future-death-reports"
target="_blank">2022</a>.</p><p>The number of PFD reports issued in each year prior
to 2021 is not held centrally. However, coroners have a statutory duty to copy all
PFD reports to the Chief Coroner, who publishes them on the <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/?s=&pfd_report_type=&post_type=pfd&order=relevance"
target="_blank">Judiciary website</a> unless, exceptionally, he decides not to do
so in order to protect an individual’s privacy and/or to protect the public from harm.
The number of PFD reports published by the Chief Coroner was 384 in 2018; 595 in 2019;
and 301 in 2020.</p>
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