
1 
This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2024 and comes into force on 1st April 2024.
2 
In this Order—“coroner area” means a coroner area specified in any of the following—
(a) the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Coroner Areas and Assistant Coroners) Transitional Order 2013;
(b) the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2013;
(c) the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2017;“new coroner area” means the new coroner area resulting from the combining of the coroner areas set out in each of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of article 3.
3 

(1) The following coroner areas are combined to create the new coroner area of Greater Lincolnshire—
(a) North Lincolnshire and Grimsby; and
(b) Lincolnshire.
(2) The following coroner areas are combined to create the new coroner area of County of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay—
(a) Exeter and Greater Devon; and
(b) Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon.
(3) The following coroner areas are combined to create the new coroner area of Northumberland—
(a) North Northumberland; and
(b) South Northumberland.
Mike Freer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
1st March 2024