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@ anon 09.16

The coroner will decide the scope of the inquest and which experts to instruct, rather than the interested persons, although naturally will hear submissions from the interested persons on who to instruct. I agree that a forensic software engineer may assist, with the experts' fees being paid for by the coroner (through the local authority), and by implication the taxpayer.

It is my understanding that social media accounts belong to the Estate who will grant access to the account upon production of medical cause of death certificate or fact of death certificate. However, I understand that this process, in practice, is not uniformly applied and people have been forced to obtain Grants of Probate before being granted access.

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