Information on the Rights of Families at Inquests

This information note seeks to provide guidance to bereaved families in their engagement with the inquest (death investigation) process conducted by a coroner under the Coroners Acts 1962-2020. 

It seeks to give families a roadmap of the law, standards and procedures that apply at inquests, with a particular emphasis on the protection of human rights and equality. 

We have also produced a Simplified Information Note on the Rights of Families at Inquests, which aims to simplify, but does not replace the information provided in this document.