Coroners: appointments and how to contact their offices
All coroner appointments are made by the relevant local authority, normally following a fair and open competition campaign. The Chief Coroner and the Lord Chancellor must give their consent to each proposed appointment.
The Chief Coroner is kept fully informed by the local authorities during the appointment process. His involvement includes approving the advert beforehand, giving feedback on the applications and advising on technical questions, before making the final decision on the proposed appointee.
For area and senior coroner interviews, the Chief Coroner or one of his nominees normally attends the interviews. This is to ensure the process is fair and open. The Chief Coroner’s nominee does not have a ‘vote’ in the choice of candidate but reports back to him and the Lord Chancellor on the interview process.
For more information about the appointment process, please refer to the Chief Coroner’s Guidance 6: Appointments.
Who’s who?
The following is a list of all senior coroner appointments:
| Coroner Area | Senior Coroner or Acting Senior Coroner | Base address and contact details |
| Avon | Maria Voisin | Coroner’s Office, 37 Old Weston Road, Bristol BS48 1UL 01275 461920 avoncoronersteam@bristol.gov.uk |
| Bedfordshire and Luton | Emma Whitting | The Court House, Woburn Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2HX 0300 300 8383 Coroner.Service@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk |
| Berkshire | Heidi Connor | Coroner’s Office, Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading RG1 1QH 0118 937 2300 Coroner@reading.gov.uk |
| Birmingham and Solihull | Louise Hunt | Coroner’s Court, 50 Newton Street, Birmingham B4 6NE 0121 303 3228 coroner@birmingham.gov.uk |
| Black Country | Zafar Siddique | The Coroner’s Court, Jack Judge House, Halesowen Street, Oldbury B69 2AJ 0121 569 7200 secure_coroners@sandwell.gov.uk |
| Blackpool and Fylde | Alan Wilson | HM Coroner Blackpool and Fylde, PO Box 1066, Blackpool FY1 1GB 01253 477128 coroners@blackpool.gov.uk |
| Brighton and Hove | Penelope Schofield (Acting Senior Coroner) | The Coroner’s Office, Woodvale, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3QB 01273 292046 coronersoffice@brighton-hove.gov.uk |
| Buckinghamshire | Crispin Butler | Coroner’s Service, 29 Windsor End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JJ 01494 475505 coroners@buckscc.gov.uk |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | David Heming | Coroner’s Service, Lawrence Court, Princes Street, Huntingdon PE29 3PA 0345 045 1364 coroners@cambridgeshire.gov.uk |
| Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire | Paul Bennett | Coroner’s Office, North Wing, County Hall, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA61 1TP 01437 775001 hmcpembs@pembrokeshire.gov.uk |
| Central and South East Kent | Patricia Harding (Acting Senior Coroner) | Coroner Service Team, Cantium House, Sandling Road, Maidstone ME14 1XD 03000 410502 KentandMedwayCoroners@kent.gov.uk |
| Ceredigion | Peter Brunton | HM Senior Coroner, 6 Upper Portland Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 2DU 01970 612567 peter.brunton@bruntonandco.co.uk |
| Cheshire | TBA | The West Annexe, Town Hall, Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1UH 01925 444216 coronersadminteam@warrington.gov.uk |
| City of London | Alison Hewitt | City of London Coroner’s Court, 4th Floor, Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EH 020 7332 1598 coroner@cityoflondon.gov.uk |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | Andrew Cox | Cornwall Coroner’s Service, Pydar House, Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 1XU 01872 324438 cornwallcoroner@cornwall.gov.uk |
| County Durham and Darlington | Jeremy Chipperfield | HM Coroner’s Office, PO Box 282, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham DL14 4FY 03000 265556 HMCoroner@durham.gov.uk |
| Coventry | Sean McGovern | Coroner’s Service, Cheylesmore Manor House, Manor House Drive, Coventry CV1 2ND 024 7697 5509 coroner@coventry.gov.uk |
| Cumbria | Kally Cheema | HM Coroner’s Office, Fairfield, Station Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9PT 0300 303 3180 hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk |
| Derby and Derbyshire | Robert Hunter | HM Coroner, St Katherine’s House, St Mary’s Wharf, Mansfield Road, Derby DE1 3TQ 01629 535047 Derby.coroner@derbyshire.gov.uk |
| Dorset | Rachael Griffin | Coroner’s Office for the County of Dorset, BCP Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth BH2 6DY 01202 123900 coroner.service@bcpcouncil.gov.uk |
| East London | Graeme Irvine | East London Coroner’s Office, The Adult College, 127 Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 7PB 020 8496 5000 Coroners@walthamforest.gov.uk |
| East Riding and Hull | Paul Marks | Coroner’s Service, The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull HU1 2AA coronersoffice@hullcc.gov.uk |
| East Sussex | Alan Craze | Coroner’s Office (East Sussex), Unit 56, Innovation Centre, Highfield Drive, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN38 9UH 01424 723030 |
| Essex and Thurrock | Lincoln Brookes | Essex and Thurrock Coroner’s Service, Essex County Council, County Hall, Chelmsford CM1 1QH 0333 0135 000 coroner@essex.gov.uk |
| Exeter and Greater Devon | Philip Spinney | Exeter and Greater Devon Coroners Office County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD 01392 383636 coroner@devon.gov.uk |
| Gateshead and South Tyneside | Terence Carney | Coroner’s Service, Town Hall and Civic Offices Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE33 2RL 0191 426 8181 |
| Gloucestershire | Katy Skerrett | Gloucester Coroner’s Court, Corinium Avenue, Gloucester GL4 3DG 01452 305661 coroner@gloucestershire.gov.uk |
| Gwent | Caroline Saunders | Gwent Coroners Service , Civic Centre, Godfrey Road, Newport, NP20 4UR 01633 414600 gwent.coroner@newport.gov.uk |
| Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton | Christopher Wilkinson | Coroner’s Office, Castle Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UL 01962 667884 hampshirecoroners@hants.gov.uk |
| Herefordshire | Mark Bricknell | Coroner’s Office, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2PJ 01432 261813 coroners@herefordshire.gov.uk |
| Hertfordshire | Geoffrey Sullivan | Hertfordshire Coroner Service, The Old Courthouse, St Albans Road East, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 0ES 01707 292707 coroner.service@hertfordshire.gov.uk |
| Inner North London | Mary Hassell | Poplar Coroner’s Court (deaths in Hackney or Tower Hamlets), 127 Poplar High Street, London E14 0AE 020 7538 1201 coroner.poplar@camden.gov.uk St Pancras Coroner’s Court (deaths in Camden or Islington), Camley Street, London N1C 4PP |
| Inner South London | Andrew Harris | Southwark Coroner’s Court, 1 Tennis Street, London, SE1 1YD 0207 525 4200 www.innersouthlondoncoroner.org.uk (external link) |
| Inner West London | Fiona Wilcox | Inner West London Coroner’s Court, 33 Tachbrook Street, London SW1V 2JR 020 7641 1212 innerwestlondoncoronerscourt@westminster.gov.uk |
| Isle of Wight | Caroline Sumeray | Isle of Wight Coroner’s Service, Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2QS 01983 823010 |
| Lancashire with Blackburn and Darwen | James Adeley | Coroner’s Court, 2 Faraday Court, Faraday Drive, Preston, Lancashire PR2 9NB 01772 536536 coroners@lancashire.gov.uk |
| Leicester and South Leicestershire | Catherine Mason | The Coroner’s Court, Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Leicester LE1 9BG 0116 4541031 leicester.coroner@leicester.gov.uk |
| Lincolnshire | Paul Smith (Acting Senior Coroner) | HM Coroner’s Service, The Myle Cross Centre, 92 Macaulay Drive, Lincoln LN2 4EL 01522 552500 LincsCoroner@lincolnshire.gov.uk |
| Liverpool and Wirral | André Rebello | Liverpool and the Wirral Coroner’s Service, Gerard Majella Courthouse, Boundary Street, Liverpool L5 2QD 0151 233 5770hmcoroner@liverpool.gov.uk |
| Manchester City | Nigel Meadows | Manchester City Coroner’s Office and Court, Exchange Floor, The Royal Exchange Building, Cross Street, Manchester M2 7EF 0161 219 2222 coroners.office@manchester.gov.uk |
| Manchester North | Joanne Kearsley | The Coroner’s Office, 2nd and 3rd Floor, Newgate House, Newgate, Rochdale OL16 1AT 01706 924815 coroners.office@rochdale.gov.uk |
| Manchester South | Alison Mutch | Coroner’s Court, 1 Mount Tabor Street, Stockport SK1 3AG 0161 474 3993 coroners.office@stockport.gov.uk |
| Manchester West | Timothy Brennand | Coroner’s Office, Manchester West, First Floor, Paderborn House, Howell Croft North, Bolton BL1 1QY 01204 338799 coroners@bolton.gov.uk |
| Mid Kent and Medway | Patricia Harding | Coroner Service Team, Cantium House, Sandling Road, Maidstone ME14 1XD 03000 410502 KentandMedwayCoroners@kent.gov.uk |
| Milton Keynes | Thomas Osborne | The Coroner’s Office, Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ 01908 254327 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | Karen Dilks | Newcastle and North Tyneside Coroners Court, Lower Ground Floor, Block 1, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH 0191 277 7280 newcastlecoroners@newcastle.gov.uk |
| Norfolk | Jacqueline Lake | Norfolk Coroner’s Service, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH 01603 774773 coroner@norfolk.gov.uk |
| North East Kent | Patricia Harding (Acting Senior Coroner) | Coroner Service Team, Cantium House, Sandling Road, Maidstone ME14 1XD 03000 410502 KentandMedwayCoroners@kent.gov.uk |
| North Lincolnshire and Grimsby | Paul Smith (Acting Senior Coroner) | Coroner’s Office, Cleethorpes Town Hall, Knoll Street, Cleethorpes DN35 8LN 01472 324005 |
| North London | Andrew Walker | Barnet Coroner’s Court, 29 Wood Street, Barnet EN5 4BE 020 8447 7680 admin.beh@hmc-northlondon.co.uk |
| North Northumberland | Andrew Hetherington | Coroner’s Service, 17 Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, North Northumberland TD15 1EE 01289 304318 |
| North Tyneside | Karen Dilks (Acting Senior Coroner) | Newcastle and North Tyneside Coroners Court, Lower Ground Floor, Block 1, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH 0191 277 7280 northtynesidecoroners@newcastle.gov.uk |
| North Wales (East and Central) | John Gittins | HM Coroner’s Office, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin LL15 1YN 01824 708 047 coroner@denbighshire.gov.uk |
| North West Kent | Roger Hatch | Coroner Service Team, Cantium House, Sandling Road, Maidstone ME14 1XD 03000 410502 KentandMedwayCoroners@kent.gov.uk |
| North West Wales | Katie Sutherland (Acting Senior Coroner) | HM Coroner’s Office, Shirehall Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1SH 01286 672804 crwner@gwynedd.llyw.cymru |
| North Yorkshire and York | Jonathan Heath | The Old Courthouse, 3 Racecourse Lane Northallerton, DL7 8QZ coronersadmin@northyorks.gov.uk |
| Northamptonshire | Anne Pember | HM Coroner for the County of Northamptonshire, Constabulary Block, Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton NN1 1ED 03000 111 222 coroners@northamptonshire.gov.uk |
| Nottinghamshire and Nottingham | Máirín Casey | HM Coroner’s Service, The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2DT 0115 841 5553 coroners@nottinghamcity.gov.uk |
| Oxfordshire | Darren Salter | Oxfordshire Coroner’s Service The Oxford Register Office, 2nd Floor 1 Tidmarsh Lane, Oxford, OX1 1NS 01865 815020 coroners.oxfordshire@oxfordshire.gov.uk |
| Plymouth Torbay and South Devon | Ian Arrow | Plymouth and Torbay Coroner’s Service, Derriford Business Park, Plymouth PL6 5QZ 01752 204636 hmcoroner@plymouth.gov.uk |
| Rutland and North Leicestershire | Catherine Mason (Acting Senior Coroner) | HM Coroner’s Office, Southfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2TR 01509 268 768 |
| Sefton Knowsley and St Helens | Julie Goulding | Town Hall Bootle, Oriel Road, Bootle, Liverpool L20 7AE 0151 934 2399 Coroner@sefton.gov.uk |
| Shropshire Telford and Wrekin | John Ellery | HM Coroner’s Service, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND 01743 258470 coroner@shropshire.gov.uk |
| Somerset | Samantha Marsh (Acting Senior Coroner) | Somerset Coroner’s Service, Old Municipal Buildings, Corporation Street, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4AQ 01823 359271 Coroner@somerset.gov.uk |
| South London | Sarah Ormond-Walshe | South London Coroner’s Service, 2nd Floor, Davis House, Robert Street, Croydon CR0 1QQ 020 8313 1883 admin.coroner@croydon.gov.uk |
| South Northumberland | Andrew Hetherington | Coroner’s Service, 17 Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed, North Northumberland TD15 1EE 01289 304318 |
| South Wales Central | Graeme Hughes | The Coroner’s Office, The Old Courthouse, Courthouse Street, Pontypridd CF37 1JW 01443 281100 Coroneradmin@rctcbc.gov.uk |
| South Yorkshire (East) | Nicola Mundy | The Coroner’s Court and Office, Crown Court Building, College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3HS 01302 737135 hmc.doncaster@doncaster.gov.uk |
| South Yorkshire (West) | David Urpeth (Acting Senior Coroner) | South Yorkshire (West) Coroner’s Service, Medico-Legal Centre, Watery Street, Sheffield S3 7ES 0114 273 8721 |
| Staffordshire South | Andrew Barkley (Acting Senior Coroner) | Staffordshire South Coroner’s Service, 1 Staffordshire Place, Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LP 01785 276127 |
| Stoke-on-Trent and north Staffordshire | Andrew Barkley | Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire Coroners Service, Stoke Town Hall, Kingsway, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH 01782 234777 coroners@stoke.gov.uk |
| Suffolk | Nigel Parsley | The Coroner’s Court and Offices, Beacon House, Whitehouse Road, Ipswich IP1 5PB 0345 607 2040 coroners.service@suffolk.gov.uk |
| Sunderland | Derek Winter | The Coroner’s Office, Sunderland Civic Centre, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DN 0191 5617843 coroner@sunderland.gov.uk |
| Surrey | Richard Travers | HM Coroner’s Court, Station Approach, Woking GU22 7AP 01483 404530 coronersoffice@surreycoroner.gov.uk |
| Swansea and Neath Port Talbot | Colin Phillips (Acting Senior Coroner) | HM Coroner for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3SN 01792 636237 coroner@swansea.gov.uk |
| Teesside and Hartlepool | Clare Bailey | HM Coroner for Teesside, The Coroner’s Service, Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2QJ 01642 729350 teessidecoroner@middlesbrough.gov.uk |
| Warwickshire | Sean McGovern | Warwickshire Justice Centre, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa CV32 4EL 01926 684228 coronerofficer@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk |
| West London | Chinyere Inyama | West London Coroner’s Service, 25 Bagleys Lane, Fulham, London SW6 2QA 0208 753 6800 HMCoroner@lbhf.gov.uk |
| West Sussex | Penelope Schofield | HM Coroner, Record Office, Orchard Street, Chichester PO19 1DD 03302 227100 hm.coroner@westsussex.gov.uk |
| West Yorkshire (Eastern) | Kevin McLoughlin | Coroner’s Service, West Yorkshire (Eastern) Area, 71 Northgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 3BS 01924 302180 hmmailto:hmcoroner@wakefield.gov.uk |
| West Yorkshire (Western) | Martin Fleming | HM Coroner’s Court, Cater Building, 1 Cater Street, Bradford BD1 5AS 01274 431 400 hmc@bradford.gov.uk |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | David Ridley | Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner’s Service, 26 Endless Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1DP 01722 438900 WSCoronersOffice@wiltshire.gov.uk |
| Worcestershire | David Reid | Worcestershire Coroner’s Court, The Civic, Martins Way, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire DY13 8UN 01905 766066 coroner@worcestershire.gov.uk |