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  Coroners and Justice Bill - Remove powers of Lord Chancellor to Suspend a Coroner's Inquest - rejected
  
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  The majority Not-Contents rejected an amendment[1] to the [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldbills/077/09077.i-vii.html Coroners and Justice Bill]. This amendment would have removed the powers given to the Lord Chancellor (a government minister), under this Bill, to suspend a [http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/DG_066713 coroner's inquest]. However, it was defeated.
  
  The main provisions of the Coroners and Justice Bill were to[2]:
  
  * Allow [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8356434.stm secret inquests] although the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chief_Justice Lord Chief Justice] can veto requests for private inquests and decide who the judge is
  * Prevent criminals from profiting from publications about their crimes
  * Allow courts to grant anonymity to vulnerable or intimidated witnesses as long as this still ensured a fair trial
  
  
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  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?gid=2009-11-11a.823.4 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer], 11 November 2009, House of Lords
  
  * [2] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coroners_and_Justice_Act_2009 Wikipedia entry], Retrieved on 2010-02-07
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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