The ESA 1883 offences are serious: all carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. If there is sufficient evidence to prosecute, it is likely that a prosecution will be in the public interest. However, the public interest factors in the Code must be considered. Further guidance on relevant considerations can be found in other prosecution guidance, including Mental Health – suspects and defendants and Children as suspects and defendants.

The majority of deaths are not reported to the Coroner and, in most cases the deceased's doctor will issue a medical certificate with the cause of death without reference to a coroner, especially if they have been treated for an illness which caused the death.Where the Coroner is requested to adjourn an inquest under paragraphs 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the CPS should ensure the reasons for adjournment (ultimately, that a suspect has been charged in connection with deceased's death) cover the circumstances in which the death occurred, and that this is properly communicated to the Coroner. Where the offence is one other than those listed under paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, the prosecutor should clearly communicate the reason why the coroner should adjourn the inquest. A devoted family man who loved spending time with his children and family, Mills basked in the limelight of fame and the glittering baubles that came with it. However he never skimped on his private life as a family man who loved his two daughters, Susan (born 1952), Amanda (born 1958) and stepson Donnie McCorkindale from his wife Christine Marie McCorkindale’s former relationship. In Maughan, R (on the application of)v Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2020] UKSC 46 (13 November 2020) the Supreme Court clarified that the standard of proof for suicide and unlawful killing in an inquest is the civil standard of the balance of probabilities and not the criminal standard of beyond reasonable doubt. Leggat, Iain (19 February 2021). "10 weird and wonderful UK laws that might surprise you". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 24 December 2022. The act contains 69 paragraphs, dealing with a wide range of detailed matters relating to salmon fisheries. Matters covered include

McBride, Ian (1999). "Where are we going and how and why?". In Alan Rosenthal (ed.). Why Docudrama? Fact-fiction on Film and TV. Southern Illinois University Press. p.112. ISBN 0809321874.When reviewing a case where the defence of lawful object on the basis of personal experimentation, self-education or similar, prosecutors should consider the evidence: Handling a salmon in suspicious circumstances is actually a new law enshrined in Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986. These circumstances are all outlined under paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The Act at Schedule 1 requires the Coroner to adjourn an inquest as follows: Where criminal charges have already been considered by prosecutors and a conclusion of 'no further action', discontinuance, or termination has been reached, the Coroner is free to resume an inquest. Prosecutors should note that, on a previous occasion, the CPS has challenged a coroner's decision not to disclose the report of a third post mortem examination. This led to the CPS applying for a witness summons to be issued to require the coroner to surrender the report. At the hearing, it was agreed by the Judge and the CPS that the Coroner was not a compellable witness following the rule in Warren v Warren [1997 QB 488-498], and the witness summons was discharged. Inquests What is an inquest?

A prosecutor may receive an attendance request or summons to appear in front of an Article 2 inquest; compliance is essential where the CPS has been involved in the events that led to the death of the deceased. For example, a typical scenario may arise where a CPS decision not to charge a suspect or where a bail application was not contested led to a suspect subsequently killing the deceased. It is an offence under a provision of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 to leave your property with a burglar alarm activated, unless you have named a “key-holder” responsible for shutting it off if you are away. under section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 (as amended by section 59 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009) which defines the criminal liability for complicity for another's suicide (encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another person); or

a road traffic fatality where the offence committed caused the death of the deceased (as defined by sections 1, 2B, 3ZB and 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988); or Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) (as introduced by section 13 of the Children Act 2004) are required to conduct a multi-agency Serious Case Review (SCR) where there has been a serious sexual abuse or impairment to the health and development of a child; or, where a vulnerable adult is experiencing abuse or neglect and has died following a serious incident.