1)
To authorise the Head of Legal Services, subject to
the confirmation of the Chief Coroner and the Lord Chancellor, to determine
conditions and to appoint Kate Sutherland, the existing Assistant Coroner of
the North West Wales Area to act as a Senior Coroner until the authority has
addressed the question of merging areas and until a permanent Senior Coroner
has been appointed.
2)
To authorise the Head of Legal Services to hold a
review to consider the propriety of merging the North West Wales Coroner area
with other areas, including commencing discussions with the North Wales
Councils, along with any other relevant stakeholders, the Chief Coroner and the
Ministry of Justice, and to emphasise the importance of having a Senior Coroner
that can maintain the service through the medium of Welsh and await a report
back on the findings and the way forward.