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Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

I too was a member of the Committee considering the Coroners and Justice Bill, and I support the hon. Gentleman's amendment. Another issue that should be considered is the inconsistency in the recording of verdicts, especially narrative verdicts, which has been creeping in increasingly. In some coronial systems, coroners are recording up to 59% deaths as ““other””, which means that we are unclear about how those people died. Nationally, the average is 14%. That has a particular impact in cases of suicide. We must look ahead, because we know that we shall have a huge mental health problem when our troops come back from the front.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c251 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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