40Role of advocates under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009E+W
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—
“(kb)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;”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 40 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 81(2)
I2S. 40 in force at 18.9.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/966, reg. 2(f)
I3S. 40 in force at 25.6.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/731, reg. 2(e)