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Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 18 December 2025UIN 99143

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, how many applications for permission to seek a new inquest under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988 have been granted in each of the past five years.

Answered by Ellie Reeves

Our records indicate that the following number of fiats were granted in each of the last five years:2021 – 42022 – 42023 – 112024 – 62025 – 14 to date.

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