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<p>Inquests in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are carried out under the Coroners
and Justice Act 2009 and the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 respectively.</p><p>
</p><p>Inquests are carried out where a death was sudden, and the cause is unknown,
where someone has died an unnatural or violent death, or where someone has died in
a place or circumstance where there is legal requirement to hold an inquest, for example
in prison custody or whilst sectioned under the Mental Health Act.</p><p> </p><p>In
Scotland fatal accident inquiries are carried out under the Fatal Accidents and Sudden
Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016. A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) is mandated by the
2016 Act in certain circumstances, including in respect of military deaths in Scotland.
Under the previous legislation -the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland)
Act 1976- an FAI was not mandatory for such deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of
Defence has not assessed the potential impact of different legislative regimes in
place historically</p><p> </p>
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