The Chief Coroner's guidance is that a journalist should be allowed to inspect or make a copy of any written evidence.
The 2013 rules require coroners to keep an audio recording of every inquest hearing. The Coroners (Investigation) Regulations allow a copy of a recording to be provided to anyone considered by the coroner to be a proper person to have possession of it. A £5 charge can be made for the copy.
The guidance also says members of the press should be allowed to inspect and copy the completed 'Record of Inquest' - the official document recording the findings, the determination, and the conclusion
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