NLJ this week: Should coroner’s reports be given more weight?

In this week’s NLJ, barrister and journalist Veronica Cowan looks into calls to give coronial recommendations more weight and to ensure they are implemented.

Cowan writes: ‘It seems sad that those who have lost a loved one should have such a negative view of the system devised to give them a degree of closure. Their loved one is surely worth more, they might feel.’

She reviews suggestions arising from a recent report, including a proposal that the government set up an independent body to ensure the implementation of coronial recommendations.