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8. The Schedule to these Regulations provides for the allowances, fees and expenses that are payable by or on behalf of a coroner.
9. A coroner may pay an expert witness who has carried out preparatory work directly related to the giving of evidence at an inquest a fee that the coroner considers reasonable having regard to the nature and complexity of the preparatory work carried out.
10.—(1) A coroner may pay an expert witness a fee that the coroner considers reasonable for attending and giving expert evidence at an inquest.
(2) When considering a fee which is reasonable under paragraph (1) the coroner shall have regard to the nature and complexity of the evidence provided by the expert witness.
11. A coroner may reimburse a suitable practitioner, juror or witness for any additional expenses, other than those prescribed by these Regulations, which the coroner believes have been reasonably incurred.
12.—(1) This regulation applies where a coroner discloses a document to an interested person after an inquest.
(2) No fee shall be payable where a document is disclosed by email by a coroner to an interested person.
(3) Where a document is disclosed by a coroner as a paper copy, a fee of £5 for a document of 10 pages or less shall be payable, with an additional 50p payable for each subsequent page.
(4) A fee of £5 per document shall be payable where a document is disclosed in any other medium, other than by email or as a paper copy.
(5) The fee for a transcription of an inquest hearing shall be as follows—
(a)for a copy consisting of 360 words or less, £6.20;
(b)for a copy consisting of between 361 words and up to an including 1439 words, £13.10; and
(c)for a copy consisting of 1440 words or more, £13.10 for the first 1440 words and 70p for each additional 72 words or part thereof.
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