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- An Interested Person is someone who has the right to actively participate in the inquest proceedings, whether by virtue of relationship to the deceased, involvement in the circumstances of the death or at the discretion of the coroner. An ‘Interested Person’ is defined in section 47 (2) of the Coroners and Justice Act (CJA) 2009.
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(l) a person appointed by a Government department to attend [F4 or follow] an inquest into the death or to assist in, or provide evidence for the purposes of, an investigation into the death...
As a family, an Inquest can be an intimidating process. The Coroner will try and help a family as much as possible, but it can be very difficult to make sure that all the right questions are asked. The Coroner asks questions first of each witness. After that, any interested person (or their lawyers) can ask
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Interested persons involved in an inquest have the following rights: – to be told the date, time and place of an inquest if one is needed. – to ask relevant questions of witnesses at the inquest, either in person or by a legally qualified representative.
Any number of people may find that they become involved with an Inquest ranging from immediate family members, doctors and other health care professionals who were involved in the care of the deceased to someone who witnessed an accident. Some of those people can be classed as “interested persons” (previously known as “interested parties”).
Feb 24, 2014 · The guide includes a protocol of key principles which applies when a government department has interested person status in an inquest. The protocol aims to ensure that the department...
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 defines an ‘interested person’ in detail, but broadly, the term refers to someone who has the legal right to actively participate in the inquest proceedings; this can be someone who had some form of relationship with the deceased, was somehow involved in the circumstances surrounding the death or simply at ...
