Stockport Council, as lead Authority for the Manchester South Coronial area, has today announced the appointment of the Senior Coroner.

Following the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, Alison Mutch OBE has been has been appointed to be the next Senior Coroner for the Manchester South Coroner area.

Ms Mutch will take up the appointment on 1st February 2017. She comes to the role from the Crown Prosecution Service Mersey-Cheshire, where she is the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor. Ms Mutch is also currently Assistant Coroner for Manchester West.

Ms Mutch fills a vacancy left by the previous Senior Coroner who retired in June 2016.