Coroners

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for matters relating to coroners.

A coroner is an independent judicial officer presiding over a Court of Record within the English Judicial system and discharges his duties in accordance with the Coroners Act 1988, the Coroners Rules 1984, and other relevant legislation.

Haringey is the lead authority for the London North Coroners’ Jurisdiction, which covers a population of 1.3 million people living in Barnet, Brent, Enfield, Haringey and Harrow. Although appointed and paid for by local councils, the Coroner is not a local government officer but holds office under the Crown.

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A coroner's duties are

to investigate the circumstances of the deaths of all persons whose bodies are lying within his jurisdiction where he has reason to believe that the death was violent, unnatural or of unknown cause
to decide whether a post mortem examination is necessary for the purpose of his investigation and, if so, to give directions to an appropriate medical practitioner
to hold an inquest, with or without a jury, where he is satisfied that he is required to do so in accordance with section 8 of the 1988 Act
to notify the Registrar of Deaths of the findings of the inquest, or, if no inquest is held, of the fact that the death reported to him does not need to be subject to an inquest
to pay the relevant fees and allowances to witnesses and jurors, and to submit accounts to the relevant council
to make annual returns to the Secretary of State in connection with the inquests held and deaths he has enquired into
to appoint a deputy coroner, and, if required, an assistant deputy coroner
to assist in arrangements for exhuming dead bodies. In such cases:
- a licence must be obtained from the Home Office - exhumation licences will also contain certain conditions that have to be observed
- an Environmental Health Officer must be present at the exhumation and supervises the event to ensure that respect for the deceased person is maintained and that public health is protected.

For more information, please visit the Coroners' page on the Ministry of Justice website (see external links below).

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North London Coroner's Court Listings

For a list of Court Hearings, please see the attached files section below.

Please note that the list is subject to change at short notice.

Contact details

H. M. Coroner’s Court for North London, covering Haringey, Barnet, Brent, Harrow and Enfield.

H. M. Coroner’s Court
29 Wood Street
Barnet
EN5 4BE

Tel: 020 8447 7680
Fax: 020 8447 7690

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Parking Arrangements at the Court

Please note that the Coroner's Court lies within a Controlled Parking Zone that operates between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday. However, there are three Barnet Council car parks close by at Moxon Street, Fitzjohn Avenue and Stapylton Road - please see Barnet Council's permitted parking (car parks) page (website - external link).

Additional parking is also available in The Spires Shopping Centre, the multi-storey car park can be accessed from Stapylton Road.

There is also limited on-street parking available. Please note however, that Barnet Council has now implemented a cashless parking system, so motorists must either make payment by phone, find a participating Paypoint, or pre-purchase a Parking Voucher. Further information is available on Barnet Council's permitted parking (vouchers) webpage (website - external link).

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Dosyayên Pêvekirî

Filename	Filetype	Size
Coroners Court Newsletter	PDF	213 KB
Sitting at the North London Coroners Court - week commencing 7 May 2012	PDF	88 KB
Sitting at the North London Coroners Court - week commencing 14 May 2012	PDF	64 KB
Sitting at the North London Coroners Court - week commencing 21 May 2012	PDF	36 KB
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