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'I am determined to improve the coroner service'

July 9, 2015 12:10
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I believe that when people are dealing with the most difficult and emotional moments in their lives, they deserve the best support and care possible.

When someone loses a loved one, their friends and family come together to help them and it is a time when the strength of communities really shows itself .

I am very concerned that, rather than helping people to deal with times of bereavement, coroner services have sometimes seemed insensitive and inflexible.

Since becoming the government minister responsible for coroner policy two months ago I have been made very aware that this is an issue that must be dealt with. I am committed to making sure coroners are providing the best possible services to everybody who comes into contact with them.