Welcome to the
Coroner's Officers Association (COA) Website
Members Section
For information about membership of the COA:
Katie Roberts - Council Member (Co-opt) - Membership Co-ordinator: katie.roberts@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
For details of current and other training events:
click the "Training and Conferences" tab or click HERE
For all other enquiries: please make contact via the COA Council Members,
for details click HERE, or e-mail to:
administrator@coronersofficer.org.uk
Please note:
The Coroner's Officers Association is an association for coroner's officers and staff who work to the direction of a coroner. As we are not a regulatory body we are unable to respond to, or comment on queries or complaints regarding individual cases or a judicial decision made by a coroner.
If you have a query or complaint we suggest that you write to the coroner concerned or you may wish to seek legal advice.
If you have a complaint regarding medical treatment or care; the NHS has a complaints procedure and further information can be found on the NHS website or you can contact NHS Direct who can advise on NHS complaints. Call 0845 4647.
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
The Coroners and Justice Bill received Royal Assent on 18th November 2009 and is now the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. Click here to read a letter sent to the COA by the Ministry of Justice. Click here to read an MoJ update bulletin (No. 5). Click here for a pdf format of the Act itself. Visit also the UK Parliament website or the Ministry of Justice website.
Job Vacancies
Job vacancies for Coroner's Officers and Assistants, as notified to the site administrator by employers, will be available in this area as pdfs. There are currently no vacancies known to the COA.
However employers may advertise jobs locally so you could write to your local Coroner's Office, or check on your Local Authority, or local Constabulary, websites.
Following enquiries from employers for a standard job description for the role of coroner's officer, this issue was discussed by the COA with the MoJ coroner's unit and it was agreed that the COA would develop a generic job description.
The COA training group researched a number of examples from around the country and together with their combined experience as practitioners and managers has now produced for circulation, a generic job description and generic person specification. Click here to download. The COA Council considers this accurately reflects the breadth and scope of the role.
Members Section
When accessing this site COA members will be able view all the latest announcements, future events, and collaborate with other Coroners Officers on topical issues
In this section non-members can find out about:
• the history of the COA
• the role of the Coroner's Officer and Staff
• forthcoming events
• information about joining the Association
Thinking of joining the COA?
Some benefits of becoming a member are:
There are some different types of membership available: Full; Associate; Retired; Overseas; Affiliate; Student
Full members:
Persons directly responsible to Her Majesty's Coroner who have a role in the procedures for dealing with sudden, unexpected or unnatural deaths
Full members are eligible to hold position on the Council and are entitled to vote on any matter balloted
Subscription: £60.00 per annum for Full membership plus an initial joining fee of £15.00.
Associate members:
A person who was a previous Full member of the Association and has moved to other employment but who still has responsibility to the Association to further its aims, subject to Council approval
Associate members are eligible to hold position on the Council and are entitled to vote on any matter balloted
Subscription: £60.00 per annum for Associate membership plus an initial joining fee of £15.00
Retired members:
A person who held such a post as defined above prior to their retirement from employment, shall be eligible to remain as a member of the Association - providing that they were previously a full member of the Association
Retired members are not eligible to hold position on the Council
Retired members have no voting rights
Subscription: £15.00 per annum for Retired membership plus an initial joining fee of £15.00
Overseas members:
Persons who work overseas and perform a similar role as defined above
Overseas members are not eligible to hold position on the Council
Overseas members have no voting rights
Subscription: £15.00 per annum for Overseas membership plus an initial joining fee of £15.00
Affiliate members:
Someone who does not qualify as above but who shows a proper interest in the Association
Affiliate members are not eligible to hold position on the Council
Affiliate members have no voting rights
Subscription: £15.00 per annum for Affiliate membership plus an initial joining fee of £15.00
Student members:
Someone who is enrolled on a relevant course and is not eligible to be a full member.
Student members are not eligible to hold position on the Council
Student members have no voting rights
Subscription: £15.00 per annum for Affiliate membership plus an initial joining fee of £15.00
Any member may be co-opted onto the Council
If you would like to become a member of the Coroner's Officers Association - or would like more information please make contact via:
Katie Roberts - Council Member (Co-opt) - Membership Co-ordinator
katie.roberts@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
For all other enquiries please make contact via the COA Council Members:
for details click HERE, or e-mail to:
administrator@coronersofficer.org.uk
COA Mugs: Bone China
The COA has some bone china mugs available for purchase. If you have not yet got yours then click here for a view on one side, and here for the other. *** Special Price!!*** £2.50 per mug and £1.20 p&p for one mug in the UK. To order yours please e-mail by clicking HERE
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