Coroners must be legally qualified solicitors or barristers, or a Fellow of the Charted Institute of Legal Executives, and must have 5 years worth of experience

Coroners must be legally qualified solicitors or barristers, or a Fellow of the Charted Institute of Legal Executives, and must have 5 years worth of experience [1]. They are appointed by local authorities with the consent of the Chief Coroner and the Lord Chancellor. For oversight, you must submit a judicial review to the High Court. A senior judge there will decide the lawfulness of the coroner's actions [2]. You used to be able to appeal to the Chief Coroner instead of seeking judicial review, but this mechanism was removed by the Public Bodies Act 2011 [3]. --- [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/13/section/2 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/13/section/2 [2] https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/ https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-c... [3] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/40 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/40