If you’ve lost someone you love to suicide, you can:

The police must report every suspected suicide to the coroner.

If it seems that the person took their own life, there has to be a coroner’s inquiry. Most suicide inquiries are completed in chambers by the coroner (called a hearing on papers), without an inquest. If there is an inquest it will probably be open to the public. Anyone may come, including the media.

Reporting on suicides

Only limited information is allowed to be reported, broadcast or posted on the internet without the coroner’s permission.

Suicide statistics

The Chief Coroner releases national provisional suicide statistics each year to help suicide prevention efforts and initiatives undertaken by other agencies. The provisional suspected suicide statistics for the 2021/2022 period are available via an interactive web tool.

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