A Bill to require the coroner, following an inquest, to record an opinion as to the relevant factors in a case of death by suicide; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
31 October 2023
The Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill would require a coroner, after an inquest into a death by suicide, to record an opinion on the relevant factors in the case. It aims to make the factors behind suicides clearer in official records and support learning and prevention efforts.
The bill is at the second reading in the Commons. As a Lords-originated bill, it will pass through the usual Commons stages and then return to the Lords for consideration of amendments.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
