Alan Wilson: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Regulator
- Role
- Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde
- Organisation
- Blackpool and Fylde Coroner's Office
- Organisation based in
- Blackpool South
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
Who Alan Wilson is
Alan Anthony Wilson is His Majesty's Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde, based at the Municipal Buildings, Corporation Street, Blackpool. He is also appointed to cover the areas of Liverpool and the Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens. As Senior Coroner he conducts inquests into sudden or unexplained deaths and, where evidence warrants it, issues Regulation 28 Prevention of Future Deaths reports to public bodies including the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS trusts, the Care Quality Commission, and the Department for Education. His PFD reports have addressed concerns spanning hospital clinical management, care home deaths, mental health inpatient care, children's social care, and drug- and alcohol-related deaths. He has been quoted in press coverage scrutinising the conduct of public bodies in high-profile cases, including the death of child Preston Davey.
“concluded on Tuesday that Pearson's death had been "contributed to by neglect". He said the cumulative effect of the missed opportunities to provide mental health care "very comfortably" crossed the high threshold required for a finding of neglect.”
References for this biography
- 1.HM Coroner Blackpool and Fylde – Blackpool Council — Confirms Alan Wilson is His Majesty's Senior Coroner for Blackpool and Fylde; provides office address, postcode and contact telephone number.
- 2.Mr Alan Wilson – Coroner Society of England and Wales — Confirms role as Senior Coroner, office address (FY1 1GB), and additional appointment areas: Liverpool and the Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens.
- 3.Blackpool & Fylde: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2023-0115) – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary — Evidences Wilson's Regulation 28 report to DHSC, DfE and Children's Commissioner following a child death inquest in April 2023.
- 4.Mark Simpson: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2026-0139) – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary — Evidences Wilson's Regulation 28 report (March 2026) to the Royal College of General Practitioners and DHSC regarding a hospital clinical management death.
- 5.Bonita Cleary: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2026-0067) – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary — Evidences Wilson's Regulation 28 report (February 2026) to the CQC and a care home provider following a care home death.
- 6.Marshall & Jane: Family Speak Out As Coroner Fails To Recognise Clear Mental Health And Social Care Issues – INQUEST — Records Wilson presiding over a mental health inquest (November 2021) and his stated intention to issue a PFD report to the Minister for Care and Mental Health regarding children's social care continuity of involvement.
- 7.Blackpool coroner says inquest in Preston Davey death will 'scrutinise' public bodies – Blackpool Gazette — Press quote from Wilson (July 2026) confirming his role and his stated intention to hold an inquest scrutinising public body conduct in a high-profile child death case.
Notable achievements
- Issued a Regulation 28 Prevention of Future Deaths report (April 2023) addressed to the Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the Children's Commissioner for England following a child death inquest. Source ↗
- Issued a Regulation 28 report (March 2026) on the death of Mark Simpson to the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Department of Health and Social Care, concerning hospital clinical procedures. Source ↗
- Issued a Regulation 28 report (February 2026) on the death of Bonita Cleary to the Care Quality Commission and a care provider, following a care home death. Source ↗
- Following the Marshall and Jane Metcalfe inquest (November 2021), indicated he would issue a Prevention of Future Deaths report to the Minister for Care and Mental Health raising concerns about Children's Social Care not continuing involvement when a child is an inpatient. Source ↗
- Ruling in the Preston Davey inquest (July 2026), stated it was 'highly likely' he would hold a full inquest to scrutinise the acts and omissions of public authorities in the death of the 13-month-old. Source ↗
Where Alan Wilson has been quoted
- Blackpool hospital neglect contributed to suicide of man who waited 22 hours for help, coroner rulestheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
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Contact & links
- Staff pagehttps://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Life-events/HM-Coroner-Blackpool-and-the-Fylde/HM-Coroner-Blackpool-and-Fylde.aspx
- Press office phone01253 477128published here ↗
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