An assistant coroner has been issued with formal advice for misconduct over an inquest that was still outstanding two years after it was adjourned.

The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office received a complaint about Louise Wiltshire from a family member of the deceased who complained that, at the time of making the complaint, it had been 14 months since the case was adjourned and no date for a resumed hearing had been set.

A spokesperson for the JCIO said: 'The guide to judicial conduct states that judicial office-holders are expected to display diligence and care in the discharge of judicial duties.