It is proposed to submit a request to the Lord Chancellor to request a merger between the Preston & West Lancashire coroner area and East Lancashire coroner area. Both senior coroners already work closely together and are supported by Lancashire County Council. It is felt that a merger between the two coroner areas would support the Chief Coroner's aim for a coroner area to deal with a minimum of 3000 deaths per year and reduce the number of part-time senior coroners. Support for both coroners is already provided by one central office based in Preston and West Lancashire.
As part of the submission the local authority will ask the Lord Chancellor to consider appointing the Senior Coroner for Preston and West Lancashire as the Senior Coroner for the new jurisdiction and the Senior Coroner for East Lancashire as an Area Coroner.
The local authority and in particular the Cabinet Member with responsibility for the service must provide evidence that they support this proposal.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale; Brierfield and Nelson North; Burnley Central East; Burnley Central West; Burnley North East; Burnley Rural; Burnley South West; Chorley East; Chorley North; Chorley Rural East; Chorley Rural North; Chorley Rural West; Chorley South; Chorley West; Farington; Fleetwood East; Fleetwood West; Garstang; Heysham; Lancaster Central; Lancaster East; Lancaster Rural East; Lancaster Rural North; Lancaster South East; Leyland Central; Leyland South West; Morecambe North; Morecambe South; Morecambe West; Nelson South; Ormskirk West; Padiham and Burnley West; Pendle Central; Pendle East; Pendle West; Penwortham North; Penwortham South; Preston Central North; Preston Central South; Preston City; Preston East; Preston North; Preston North East; Preston North West; Preston Rural; Preston South East; Preston West; Rossendale East; Rossendale North; Rossendale South; Rossendale West; Skelmersdale Central; Skelmersdale East; Skelmersdale West; Skerton; South Ribble Rural East; South Ribble Rural West; West Craven; West Lancashire East; West Lancashire North; West Lancashire South; West Lancashire West; Whitworth; Wyreside;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/02/2017
Decision due: 13 Feb 2017 by Leader of the County Council
County Councillor Jennifer Mein
Contact: Janet Mather Email: janet.mather@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 531123.