Removal of Bodes on behalf of HM Coronor

HM coroners are independent judicial officers ('Crown Employees'), who are appointed, but not employed, by the relevant local authority. They are responsible for investigating violent, unnatural or sudden deaths where the cause of death is unexplained or unknown, and this includes certain deaths that have occurred in a public institution or in police custody. When a death occurs, and it is reportable to the HM coroner, there is a requirement to arrange for the deceased / dead body to be conveyed from the place of death to an appropriate mortuary facility, or other such location as authorised by HM Coroner or their representative, pending a post-mortem examination. if the death occurred in …

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