Official Statistics

Change in the Standard of Proof used by Coroners and its impact on suicide death registrations data in England and Wales

Looking at the impact of the change in the Standard of Proof - the evidence threshold used by coroners - on suicide registrations statistics, England and Wales.

From:
Office for National Statistics
Published
8 December 2020

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Change in the Standard of Proof used by Coroners and its impact on suicide death registrations data in England and Wales

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/changeinthestandardofproofusedbycoronersanditsimpactonsuicidedeathregistrationsdatainenglandandwales

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Published 8 December 2020