# Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Section 24: Provision of staff and accommodation

Extent: E+W

(1) The relevant authority for a coroner area—
(a) must secure the provision of whatever officers and other staff are needed by the coroners for that area to carry out their functions;
(b) must provide, or secure the provision of, accommodation that is appropriate to the needs of those coroners in carrying out their functions;
(c) must maintain, or secure the maintenance of, accommodation provided under paragraph (b).
(2) Subsection (1)(a) applies to a particular coroner area only if, or to the extent that, the necessary officers and other staff for that area are not provided by a local policing body.
(3) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply in relation to accommodation the maintenance of which is the responsibility of a person other than the relevant authority in question.
(4) In deciding how to discharge its duties under subsection (1)(b) and (c), the relevant authority for a coroner area must take into account the views of the senior coroner for that area.
(5) A reference in subsection (1) to the coroners for an area is to the senior coroner, and any area coroners or assistant coroners, for that area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/section-24
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