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Recommendation 6
6
Rejected
Help and support for bereaved people depend on the priorities, capacity and skills of the...
Recommendation
Help and support for bereaved people depend on the priorities, capacity and skills of the local Coroner Service and local volunteers in the Coroners’ Courts Support Service. The Ministry of Justice should as a matter of urgency provide funding for 58 The Coroner Service support services for bereaved people at inquests, (such as those provided by the Coroners’ Courts Support Service), so that this support is available in every Coroner Area. (Paragraph 66) Rights for bereaved people
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation to provide urgent funding for support services for bereaved people at inquests, citing the need for further detailed work on affordability and legal/commercial issues.
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Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
We are currently unable to accept this recommendation as further detailed work needs to be undertaken to understand the affordability, and legal and commercial issues in delivering it.
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