Berkshire Coroner’s Office

Welcome to the Berkshire Coroner's Service 

Please note that Reading Town Hall will be closed for essential maintenance between 2nd January - 16th January 2026. The office will remain contactable by telephone and email.

Coroner Service Address

Reading Town Hall

Blagrave Street

Reading, RG1 1QH

Contact Us

As our team are not always office-based, email is almost always the fastest way to contact us. Please email our general inbox using the below address, or via this website here, and the appropriate Coroner’s Officer will be in touch as soon as possible. Our telephone number is voicemail only, this voicemail is checked regularly so please leave a message with your name, your contact details, and the name of the deceased person you’re calling about, and we will get back to you.

Tel: 0118 937 2300 

Email: coroner@reading.gov.uk

Practical and emotional suport for the bereaved can also be found on the Coroners Courts Support Service (CCSS) Website here. If you would like to talk to a CCSS volunteer before an Inquest their telephone helpline is available Mon – Fri 9.00 am – 6.00 pm. on 0300 111 2141

 

His Majesty's Coroners

Senior Coroner: Mrs Heidi J Connor

Area Coroner: Ms Hannah Godfrey

Assistant Coroners (part time):  Priya Malhotra, Alison McCormick, Robert Simpson, Justine Spencer, Katy Thorne KC and Ian Wade KC

 

Coroner Service Staff

Coroners Team Manager: Rhiannon Charnock

Senior Coroner's Officer: Hazel Sharkey

Coroners Officers:  Adrian Baldree, Shane Edwards, Georgina Fuller, Kenny Martin, Lauren Peacock, Georgia Stevens and Karolina Tyler

Secretary to Senior Coroner: Amelia Cox

Court Officers: Leanne Henly and Jemma Norris

 

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