The Coroners Allowances, Fees and Expenses Regulations 2013

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE Tables of allowances, fees and expenses

Overnight allowance

1.  A suitable practitioner, juror, or witness who is necessarily absent from his or her place of residence overnight for the purposes of serving at or attending an inquest hearing shall be paid up to a maximum allowance per night of—

Within a 5 mile radius of Charing Cross	£100.70
Elsewhere in England and Wales	£69.20

Travel expenses

2.—(1) A suitable practitioner, juror or witness shall have his or her travel expenses reimbursed as follows—

(a) where travel is by public transport the coroner may reimburse the actual fare paid (in the case of railway or air, the economy fare only, unless the coroner otherwise directs);

(b) where travel is by taxi or other privately hired vehicle, such costs may only be reimbursed where the coroner believes that such transport was reasonable;

(c) where travel is by private transport an allowance per mile each way may be paid as follows—

Car / motorcycle public transport rate	25p
Car / motorcycle standard rate	45p
Bicycle rate	20p

(2) Public transport rate must be paid unless the coroner is satisfied that no adequate public transport was available on the date on which the journey was made.

(3) Any parking fees reasonably incurred may be reimbursed.

(4) The allowances set out in paragraph (1) for car travel may be increased by 2p per mile each way if a passenger is carried to whom an allowance would otherwise have been payable for travel to and from an inquest, and by an additional 1p per mile for any further additional passenger so carried.

Subsistence allowance

3.—(1) A juror who is necessarily absent from his or her place of residence or work for the purpose of serving at an inquest hearing, may be paid a daily subsistence up to a maximum of—

Attendance of up to and including 10 hours	£5.71
Attendance of more than 10 hours	£12.17

(2) An ordinary witness who is necessarily absent from his or her place of residence or work for the purpose of providing evidence at an inquest hearing, may be paid a daily subsistence allowance up to a maximum of—

Attendance of up to and including 5 hours	£2.25
Attendance of more than 5 hours up to and including 10 hours	£4.50
Attendance of more than 10 hours	£9.75

Financial loss allowance

4.  A juror or ordinary witness who loses earnings or benefits or incurs expenses as a direct result of serving at or attending an inquest hearing, may be paid a maximum allowance of—

Length of attendance at the inquest hearing	Time spent each day	Maximum daily allowance
Up to and including 10 days	Up to and including 4 hours	£32.47
Up to and including 10 days	More than 4 hours	£64.95
On the 11th and all subsequent days	Up to and including 4 hours	£64.95
On the 11th and all subsequent days	More than 4 hours	£129.91

Professional witness allowance

5.  A professional witness who attends an inquest hearing to give evidence, shall be paid a maximum daily fee of—

If the professional witness does not employ a person to take care of his or her practice during his or her absence:
Up to and including 2 hours	£83.50
More than 2 hours up to and including 4 hours	£117.00
More than 4 hours up to and including 6 hours	£174.00
More than 6 hours	£234.00
Or: If the professional witness necessarily incurs expense in the provision of a person to take care of his or her practice during his or her absence:
Up to and including 2 hours	£89.00
More than 2 hours up to and including 4 hours	£125.00
More than 4 hours	£250.00

Fee for making a post-mortem examination

6.  A suitable practitioner is to be paid a fee of—

For making a post-mortem examination and reporting the result to the coroner	£96.80
For making a post-mortem examination involving additional skills and reporting the result to the coroner	£276.90