If your loved one died in the community and has been moved into our care, your first point of contact should be with the coroner’s office for the east London jurisdiction who will be able to advise you on the next steps. They can be contacted by telephoning 020 8496 5000 and selecting option 1. Telephone lines are often busy, so you may not get through straight away.

Who is the coroner?

The coroner is appointed by the Crown and is usually someone with a legal or medical background who is tasked with looking further into how people die. They can order post mortem examinations to be conducted and for inquests to happen. We provide mortuary and post-mortem examination services to the coroner for east London, covering the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Havering.