
1 
This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) (No. 2) Order 2023 and comes into force on 1st October 2023.
2 
In this Order—
 “coroner area” means a coroner area specified in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Coroner Areas and Assistant Coroners) Transitional Order 2013;
 “new coroner area” means the new coroner area resulting from the combining of the coroner areas set out in article 3(a) and (b).
3 
The following coroner areas are combined to create the new coroner area of Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent—
(a) Stoke on Trent & North Staffordshire; and
(b) South Staffordshire.
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
5th September 2023