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Recommendation 9
9
Paragraph: 88
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has previously called for families involved in inquisitorial inquests...
Conclusion
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has previously called for families involved in inquisitorial inquests to be “given non-means tested funding for legal representation at inquests where the state has separate representation for one or more interested persons”. We welcome the removal of means testing for ECF and legal help at inquests and recent statutory inquiries providing non-means tested funding to families. However, the evidence we have considered indicates that there remains a real risk of inequality of arms in terms of access to legal advice and representation between the public bodies and officials appearing before an inquest or inquiry and bereaved families.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
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