Part 1Coroners etc
Chapter 3Coroner areas, appointments etc
24Provision of staff and accommodation
(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 F1local 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.