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
27-10-2025 10:30 PIR Simon Philip DIFFEY 57 years, Barton-Le-Clay Emma WHITTING
27-10-2025 14:00 Case Inquest Hearing Carleen Marie COX 43 years, Bedford Emma WHITTING
28-10-2025 10:00 Fast track hearing Anthony Alexander HALLEY 52 years, Luton Emma WHITTING
28-10-2025 14:00 Case Inquest Hearing Andrew Ian MURRAY 45 years, Luton Emma WHITTING
28-10-2025 15:30 Case Inquest Hearing Luke DUGGAN 42 years, Luton Emma WHITTING
29-10-2025 09:15 Inquest Opening Sarah Louise WEBB 55 years, Bedford Emma WHITTING
29-10-2025 09:30 Inquest Opening Christian Thomas WHITTAKER 33 years, Luton Bina PATEL
29-10-2025 09:45 Inquest Opening Hervé Louis APPERT 63 years Emma WHITTING
29-10-2025 10:00 Fast track hearing Rachael CARPENTER 38 years, Biggleswade Emma WHITTING
29-10-2025 14:00 Fast track hearing Dennis James MOIR 78 years, Dunstable Emma WHITTING
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