Coroner's Report

[rosn123]

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to access  a coroner's report from 1920 and if so, how? The death occurred in Lancashire.

Thanks

[stanmapstone]

Following an inquest, there is no such thing as a "coroner's report", in the sense of a structured narrative setting out what happened.
Under the Home Office Circular 250/1967, a schedule of destruction of coroners records is laid down. While they are within the definition of public records and open to the public after 75 years many will not have survived those 75 years. Once 15 years old the records can be weeded,' that is destroyed or sampled by the individual coroner concerned.
See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/coroners/records.html about coroner's records
A newspaper report is the best bet.
Stan

[rosn123]

Following an inquest, there is no such thing as a "coroner's report", in the sense of a structured narrative setting out what happened.
Under the Home Office Circular 250/1967, a schedule of destruction of coroners records is laid down. While they are within the definition of public records and open to the public after 75 years many will not have survived those 75 years. Once 15 years old the records can be weeded,' that is destroyed or sampled by the individual coroner concerned.
See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/coroners/records.html about coroner's records
A newspaper report is the best bet.
Stan

I suppose it was too much to hope for  ! Thanks for the prompt response anyway.

[stanmapstone]

A full list of existing records is given in "Coroners' Records in England & Wales" published by the Federation of Family History Societies. There are a number in Lancashire but it depends on which district.

Stan