# Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Paragraph 9


(1) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with meeting or reimbursing—
(a) expenses incurred by senior coroners (including expenses incurred under or by virtue of paragraph 4, 5 or 6);
(b) expenses incurred by area coroners and assistant coroners;
(c) expenses incurred by virtue of Schedule 10 in the conduct of an investigation by the Chief Coroner or the Coroner for Treasure or by a judge, former judge or former coroner.
(2) The regulations may make provision—
(a) for accounts or evidence relating to expenses to be provided to relevant authorities;
(b) for or in connection with the meeting or reimbursement by relevant authorities of expenses of a description specified in the regulations;
(c) for or in connection with appeals relating to decisions with respect to meeting or reimbursing expenses.
This sub-paragraph is not to be read as limiting the power in sub-paragraph (1).
(3) A reference in this paragraph to meeting or reimbursing expenses incurred by a person (“P”) includes a reference to indemnifying P in respect of—
(a) costs that P reasonably incurs in or in connection with proceedings in respect of things done or omitted in the exercise (or purported exercise) by P of duties under this Part of this Act;
(b) costs that P reasonably incurs in taking steps to dispute claims that might be made in such proceedings;
(c) damages awarded against P, or costs ordered to be paid by P, in such proceedings;
(d) sums payable by P in connection with a reasonable settlement of such proceedings or of claims that might be made in such proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/schedule/7/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/schedule-7/paragraph-9
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