UK Treasury "Materially Contributed" to Death of 26-Year-Old PA, Coroner Finds

A coroner found HM Treasury "materially contributed" to the death of Chloe Moffat, 26, a personal assistant who took her own life the morning after an improperly handled "informal" disciplinary meeting over an anonymous complaint she denied. Coroner Anna Crawford said Moffat was denied mandatory safeguards — prior notice, accompaniment, and clarity on likely outcome. The finding raises questions about civil service disciplinary practices government-wide.