Coroners Service for Northern Ireland

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---
type: "Public Authority"
title: "Coroners Service for Northern Ireland"
description: "Independent Northern Ireland judicial authority investigating deaths referred to a coroner."
status: "observed"
assertion_status: "official"
jurisdiction: "northern-ireland"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "nidirect-coroners"
    title: "Coroners, post-mortems and inquests"
    resource: "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coroners-post-mortems-and-inquests"
    author: "organisation:northern-ireland-courts-and-tribunals-service"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# Coroners Service for Northern Ireland

The Coroners Service investigates referred deaths and may issue the
notification that allows the death to be registered. The service, not this
bundle, determines investigation, post-mortem and inquest steps.