Coroner Service

The Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner Service

Please note that The Court House car park is temporarily closed therefore please allow sufficient time to park in the local vicinity. There is alternative free car parking along Woburn Street, Ampthill, or in the town centre. Please telephone the Coroner's Office on 0300 300 8383 should you have any concerns.

Coroner statistics 2023

The Coroner Statistics Tool is a dashboard which allows comparison of figures by coroner area and regional levels for all coroner-reported deaths in England and Wales. This data forms part of the Ministry of Justice Coroners Statistics Annual 2023 Publication.

Inquests

You can view the current inquests due to be held by the Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner Service in the table below.

Beneath the inquest information, you can find out more about our service, our duties, and who the coroner is. In addition, you will find information on bereavement support and support with deaths in custody.

How to search for information

You will need to add in a date range to view inquests. For example, the enquiry from date could be today's date and the enquiry to date could be 31/12/2023. Once you do that, you can view inquests in that date range. You can then also search by surname.

At the bottom of this page, there is a feedback button. Please use this if you feel the information appearing is incorrect.

Press attendance

Members of the press can attend inquests in person or via video link in certain circumstances. Please email coroner.service@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk at least 24 hours in advance of the inquest you wish to attend.

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Date Time Inquest Name Age and place of death Coroner
24-06-2025 10:00 PIR Moira Diane PARKER 54 years, Bedford Bina PATEL
24-06-2025 12:00 Fast track hearing Arthur James SPENDELOW 78 years, Biggleswade Bina PATEL
24-06-2025 14:00 Case Inquest Hearing Brian George LOWE 85 years, Luton Emma WHITTING
25-06-2025 09:15 Inquest Opening Joyce May LONG 89 years, Luton Bina PATEL
25-06-2025 09:15 Inquest Opening Leon Anthony GITTENS 38 years, Bedford Bina PATEL
25-06-2025 09:30 Inquest Opening Carole HEATH 75 years, Luton Bina PATEL
25-06-2025 09:30 Inquest Opening Hilary Anne FETT 59 years, Rushden Bina PATEL
25-06-2025 09:45 Inquest Opening Lisamarie LEE 15 years, Dunstable Bina PATEL
25-06-2025 10:00 Case Inquest Hearing Andrew John KENNEDY 46 years, Luton Emma WHITTING
25-06-2025 11:30 Case Inquest Hearing Ronald William WEBB 81 years, Biggleswade Emma WHITTING