hi,
i have a death certificate that refers to a coroners report, does anyone know if they can viewed online? or whare i would go to gain access to it?
thanks
coroners reports
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DavidWW
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Are you sure that you are referring to a coroner's report?, as there is no such person in Scotland as a coroner. The equivalent function in terms of investigating sudden or suspicious deaths was carried out by the Procurator Fiscal in the first instance, and thereafter, following various legislation, by the Sheriff holding a Fatal Accident Inquiry if that was considered appropriate and necessary.
Records of FAIs are held at National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. They should be able to supply a photocopy.
David
A few details are required before we can help.
Name, date and place as a minimum, please, to give you a specific answer.
Are you sure that you are referring to a coroner's report?, as there is no such person in Scotland as a coroner. The equivalent function in terms of investigating sudden or suspicious deaths was carried out by the Procurator Fiscal in the first instance, and thereafter, following various legislation, by the Sheriff holding a Fatal Accident Inquiry if that was considered appropriate and necessary.
Records of FAIs are held at National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. They should be able to supply a photocopy.
David
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Falkyrn
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Is it possible that the entry may refer to an RCE entry which is the Register for Corrected Entries .... this often occurs when there is some initial doubt concerning the cause of death and changes are made after a brief investigation.
Investigations are carried out by the Police acting as agents for the Procurator Fiscal who is the principal agent of the crown in each area and who may then decided to confirm the cause of death or continue the examination by interviewing (precognosing) the witnesses.
Fatal Accident Inquiries are still relatively rare in Scotland and take place only where compelled by Statute or where it is deemed to be in the Public interest.
Investigations are carried out by the Police acting as agents for the Procurator Fiscal who is the principal agent of the crown in each area and who may then decided to confirm the cause of death or continue the examination by interviewing (precognosing) the witnesses.
Fatal Accident Inquiries are still relatively rare in Scotland and take place only where compelled by Statute or where it is deemed to be in the Public interest.
~RJ Paton~