Call for evidence outcome

Call for evidence - review of legal aid for inquests

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 19 July 2018
• Last updated: 11 March 2019 — See all updates

This call for evidence has closed

Detail of outcome

The Ministry of Justice has published the final report of an evidence based review of the provision of legal aid for inquests.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

This call for evidence invites those interested or involved in the inquest process to share their experience of inquests as part of a Government review into the provision of legal aid for inquests.

This call for evidence was held on another website.

This call for evidence ran from
19 July 2018 to 11:45pm on 31 August 2018

Call for evidence description

This call for evidence seek views on people’s experiences of the current inquests system. We want to ensure that bereaved families are properly supported and able to participate in the inquest process.

This paper outlines the current position and seeks to identify potential areas for improvement or where more might be done. Part of this includes looking at the provision of legal aid for legal help and legal representation of bereaved families at inquests.

Published 19 July 2018
Last updated 11 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 11 March 2019

   Final report of evidence based review of the provision of legal aid for inquests published.

2. 19 July 2018

   First published.