Ms Moyagh Murdock:

I will start on the question about the figures being up to date and Ms Burns will continue on the ongoing workload. The figures that we referred to in our report relate to the 2008-12 period in which this comprehensive 18-month study was conducted. It is an in-depth process and can only be conducted when we have a closed coroner's file and the case has been concluded. Ms Burns mentioned that 88% of files from that period were available to us. The remaining 12% were probably still ongoing. They could have been complex cases, under a court ruling or not been adjudicated on by a coroner or court of law for whatever reason.

A process is ongoing in terms of the 2013-14 period. Quite a number of 2013 files are still open. In this country, it takes a long time to get a case from occurrence through to final adjudication. We cannot assess files that are still under review. We do not get to see them until a coroner is finished with them. Ms Burns might elaborate.