Coroner related agreements and working practices

In April 2025,  a number of agencies agreed Jersey's first Work Related Death Protocol 

The signatories to the Protocol are: 

• States of Jersey Police

• States of Jersey Health and Safety Inspectorate

• Ports of Jersey Limited

• The Jersey Care Commission

• States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service

• Government of Jersey Regulation Directorate

The Protocol sets out the approaches that the signatories will take to co-ordinating their investigations into work-related deaths. It confirms their commitment to cooperate with each other in the best interests of public safety and of those affected by work-related deaths.

As an independent judicial officer holder the Viscount is unable to make the commitments made by 
the signatories, but welcomes the agreement of a Protocol and recognises that clear and timely communication between coroners and the signatories is important to ensure that coronial investigations proceed efficiently and without prejudicing criminal investigations or proceedings.