Contact the coroner's service
The easiest way to contact us is to email hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk
Please direct all enquiries, correspondence and case related requests, including the submission of documents to: hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk
This will ensure the appropriate member of the team or relevant case officer can respond.
Correspondence and requests for information can also be posted to:
HM Coroner’s Court
Allerdale House
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 3YJ
You can also phone us on 0300 303 3180, Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Out of hours
A limited out of hours service is operated by HM Coroner’s Service Cumbria in relation to Home Office Post Mortem and organ donation. Senior Investigating Officers seeking authorisation from HM Coroner for a Home Office Post Mortem on behalf of Cumbria Constabulary, or medical practitioners seeking a ‘lack of objection’ from HM Coroner for organ donation are invited to contact the above number. For all other enquires, please leave a message or alternatively email: hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk.
Cumbria coroners team
His Majesty's Senior Coroner for Cumbria
- Ms Kirsty Gomersal
His Majesty's Area Coroner for Cumbria
- Ms Margaret Taylor
His Majesty's Assistant Coroners for Cumbria
- Dr Nicholas Shaw
- Mr Craig Smith
- Mr Robert Cohen
- Mr Andrew Cousins
Interim Service Manager & Professional Lead
- Christopher Fleming
Interim Team Leader
- Mark Pearson
Senior Coroner's Officer
- Sarah Bunclark
Coroner's Co-ordinators - FOR NEW REFERRALS ONLY
- Rachel Johnson
- Peter Proud
- Jim Skeer
- Amy Wilson
Coroner's Officers
- Kris Charters
- Lisa Gartland
- Sarah Henderson
- Lynda Hodgson
- Dennis Kelly
- Stephen Langley
- Jillian Pearson
Support Team
- Pauline Barbour - Coroner's Inquest Clerk
- Helen Smith - Coroner's Inquest Clerk
- Andrea Smale - Coroner's Support Assistant
- Donna Marsden-Edmondson - Coroner's Support Assistant
Please direct all enquiries, correspondence and case related requests, including the submission of documents to hmcoroner@cumbria.gov.uk in order to ensure the appropriate member of the team can respond.