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North London Senior Coroner Mary Hassell
Mary Hassell Credit: Faith Matters
March 27, 2018, 2:57 pm
Coroner Mary Hassell at High Court for legal challenge over ‘cab rank’ burial policy
Controversial burial official challenged by religious groups who say her policy ignores faith sensitives
By Jewish News Reporter
Mary Hassell Credit: Faith Matters
March 21, 2018, 4:27 pm
Community leaders tell justice minister: Mary Hassell ‘must be made accountable’
Board vice-president tells Phillip Lee that the senior London coroner's 'cab-rank rule' is causing 'so much distress'
By Jewish News Reporter
Mary Hassell Credit: Faith Matters
March 13, 2018, 12:32 pm
Mary Hassell: Chief coroner called my ‘cab rank’ rule ‘excellent’
Revelation claims judge Mark Lucraft had backed controversial restrictions on burials, before branding them 'unlawful' two weeks ago
By Jewish News Reporter
Andrew DIsmore, London AM for Barnet and Camden
February 9, 2018, 10:15 am
Barnet politician asks if controversial coroner Mary Hassell has a ‘hidden agenda’
Andrew Dismore asks if the official's intention is 'to offer a deliberate and insensitive snub' to faith communities
By Jewish News Reporter
Mary Hassell Credit: Faith Matters
February 7, 2018, 4:09 pm
PM appears to back community’s concerns over coroner Mary Hassell at PMQs
Theresa May says it's 'important to take into account specific requirements' of religious groups when they're mourning
By Jewish News Reporter
Mary Hassell Credit: Faith Matters
January 25, 2018, 4:23 pm
Legal challenge launched against controversial coroner Mary Hassell
Lawyers representing Adath Yisroel Burial Society claim the controversial official is 'either ignorant of the law or ignoring it' over her stance on burials
An old Jewish headstone in a cemetery
January 24, 2018, 9:17 am
OPINION: Mary Hassell’s ‘cab rank rule’ shows how out of touch she is
Fiyaz Mughal of Faith Matters reflects on the damage caused by a controversial coroner's refusal to fast-track burials for faith communities
By Fiyaz Mughal
Sadiq Khan
January 22, 2018, 4:52 pm
Sadiq Khan wades into coroner debate after Board of Deputies complaint
London mayor welcomes letter to the Lord Chancellor urging greater sensitivity towards faith groups at 'extremely distressing' times
By Jewish News Reporter
An old Jewish headstone in a cemetery
January 19, 2018, 1:53 pm
Board says coroner Mary Hassell ‘must go’ after ‘deeply disappointing’ meeting
Community leader calls for the public official to be fired over her 'repeated failure' to help grieving families of Jewish and Muslim communities
Dr Phillip Lee
January 16, 2018, 3:58 pm
Government figure: Coroners should ‘take account where possible’ religious requirements
Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice Dr Phillip Lee calls for greater sensitivity when it comes to burials for faith communities
By Jewish News Reporter
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