What does the coronial system actually achieve? Not much, according to some bereaved families who receive a ringside seat to the process of recommendations being made then ignored
In this week’s NLJ, barrister and journalist Veronica Cowan looks into calls to give coronial recommendations more weight and to ensure they are implemented.
Cowan writes: ‘It seems sad that those who have lost a loved one should have such a negative view of the system devised to give them a degree of closure. Their loved one is surely worth more, they might feel.’
She reviews suggestions arising from a recent report, including a proposal that the government set up an independent body to ensure the implementation of coronial recommendations.
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