In Summer 2021 a short survey was shared on social media and with professional networks, inviting journalists who have reported, or attempted to report, from coroners’ courts in England and Wales during the covid pandemic to respond.

We asked people to share their experiences of accessing coroners’ courts to report during covid and we made clear we were interested in pre-inquest review hearings and full inquest hearings.

We received 12 responses, a report of these responses and a discussion of the implications of them is available to read here: