Coroner service

The main role of the coroner service is to scrutinise local deaths where, for various reasons, a doctor is unable to issue a medical certificate of cause of death, or because a person’s death was in some way unnatural or suspicious.

Coroners are independent judicial office holders, responsible only to the Crown.

The Derby and Derbyshire Coroner Service covers the whole of Derbyshire, including Derby.

Anyone who is concerned about the cause of a death can inform a coroner about it, but in many cases a death will be reported by a doctor or the police.

Once a death has been reported to the coroner, the registrar cannot go ahead with the registration until the coroner has decided whether any further investigation is necessary. However, in most cases the registration can proceed relatively quickly.

After an investigation, if the coroner continues to suspect that the death is in some way unnatural or the cause of death remains unknown, there must be a coroner's court hearing and this is called an inquest.

Coroner offices in Derbyshire

Both of our offices are wheelchair accessible, and the courts are equipped with hearing assistance devices. If you are visiting, please let us know if you have any particular needs, such as interpreting assistance.

Derby coroner's office and courts

St Katherine's House
St Mary's Wharf
Mansfield Road
Derby
DE1 3TQ

Tel: 01629 535050

email: derby.coroner@derbyshire.gov.uk

Chesterfield coroner's office and courts

The Coroners Court
Town Hall
Rose Hill
Chesterfield
S40 1LP

Tel: 01629 533405

email: chesterfield.coroner@derbyshire.gov.uk