# The Coroners (Amendment) Rules 2010

S.I. 2010/564 · made 1 March 2010

These Rules amend rules 57A of the Coroners Rules 1984, which makes provision for coroners to supply information concerning the death of children to Local Safeguarding Children Boards. Paragraph (4) defined “the appropriate Local Safeguarding Children Board” as the Board established under section 13(1) of the Children Act 2004 within whose area the body of the deceased is lying. Section 13(1) of the 2004 Act makes provision for the establishment of Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England. Section 31(1) of the 2004 Act makes provision for the establishment of such Boards in Wales. The definition in the Rules should also have included Boards established in Wales and these rules amend the definition accordingly.

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in SI 2008/1652 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Coroners, England And Wales
Made 1st March 2010
Laid before Parliament 4th March 2010
Coming into force 1st April 2010
The Lord Chief Justice, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules in exercise of the power conferred by section 32 of the Coroners Act 1988.

## 1 

These rules may be cited as the Coroners (Amendment) Rules 2010.

## 2 

2. In the definition of “the appropriate Local Safeguarding Children Board” in rule 57A of the Coroners Rules 1984, after “section 13(1)” insert “or 31(1)”.

## Signature

Judge CJ
11th February 2010
I agree these Rules and direct that they come into force on 1st April 2010.
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Ministry of Justice
1st March 2010

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of these Rules)
These Rules amend rules 57A of the Coroners Rules 1984, which makes provision for coroners to supply information concerning the death of children to Local Safeguarding Children Boards. Paragraph (4) defined “the appropriate Local Safeguarding Children Board” as the Board established under section 13(1) of the Children Act 2004 within whose area the body of the deceased is lying. Section 13(1) of the 2004 Act makes provision for the establishment of Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England. Section 31(1) of the 2004 Act makes provision for the establishment of such Boards in Wales. The definition in the Rules should also have included Boards established in Wales and these rules amend the definition accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/564 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-amendment-rules-2010
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