Part 2Victims of major incidents
Functions and powers of advocates in respect of major incidents
I140Role of advocates under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
In section 47(2) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (interested persons in relation to a deceased person or investigation or inquest into a death), after paragraph (ka) insert—
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where an advocate has been appointed under section 36(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 in respect of an incident which may have caused or contributed to the death of the deceased—
i
each advocate that has been appointed under that section in respect of that incident, and
ii
the standing advocate appointed under section 35(1) of that Act;