About the Birmingham and Solihull Coroner Service
The Birmingham and Solihull Coroner Service offices are open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, except on Bank Holidays.
The coroners in Birmingham and Solihull are:
- Mrs Louise Hunt, Senior Coroner
- Miss Emma Brown, Area Coroner
- Mr James Bennett, Area Coroner
- Mr Simon Brenchley, Assistant Coroner
- Mr Ian Dreelan, Assistant Coroner
- Mr Adam Hodson, Assistant Coroner
- Ms Vanessa Mckinlay, Assistant Coroner
- Ms Rebecca Ollivere, Assistant Coroner
- Ms Susanna Rickard, Assistant Coroner
- Ms Ana Samuel, Assistant Coroner
Release of deceased
We understand the importance of releasing the deceased as soon as possible. The average time for release of a body in a straight forward case where no post mortem is needed is between 1 and 2 days. The average time for release when a post mortem is needed is between 3 and 4 days.
These time periods can be much longer when the service has an increase in referrals and due to the national lack of pathologists.
Further information
Download information about how we collect and process your data under GDPR.You can read more information about Coroner Services and Coroner Investigations on the Gov.uk website.
Download the Coroner's annual report
Page last updated: 17 January 2024
