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INQUEST is a charity that provides a free advice service to bereaved people on contentious deaths and their investigation with a particular focus on deaths in custody. Casework also informs our research, parliamentary, campaigning and policy work.

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Policy briefings

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Case briefings

Submission to independent review of IPCC investigation into the death of Sean Rigg:
INQUEST submission to Casale Review of IPCC investigation into death of Sean Rigg (February 2013) (PDF, 194KB)
Briefing on proposals for reform of judicial review:
INQUEST response to Judicial Review: proposals for reform CP25/2012 (January 2013) (PDF, 61KB)
Briefing on the inadmissibility of intercept evidence in inquests:
INQUEST briefing on the inadmissibility of intercept evidence in inquests (October 2012) (PDF, 236KB)
Briefings to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the Independent Police Complaints Commission:
INQUEST submission to the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on the Independent Police Complaints Commission (July 2012) (PDF, 530KB)
Briefings to the Ministry of Justice consultation ‘Getting it right for victims and witnesses’:
INQUEST’s submission to the Ministry of Justice consultation on victims and witnesses (April 2012) (PDF, 189KB)
Briefings to the Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Youth Justice:
INQUEST’s submission to the Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Youth Justice (April 2012) (PDF, 129KB)
Briefings on the Justice and Security Green Paper 2012:
INQUEST and ILG – additional evidence to the JCHR on the Justice & Security Green paper (March 2012) (PDF, 448KB)
INQUEST and ILG submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Justice & Security Green paper (January 2012) (PDF, 154KB)
INQUEST and ILG response to the Justice & Security Green paper (January 2012) (PDF, 145KB)
Briefings on the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and its implementation:
FAQs on coronial reform – November 2011 (PDF, 547KB) or see FAQs on coronial reform
INQUEST & Royal British legion briefing for Lords on Commons amendments to Public Bodies Bill – November 2011 (PDF, 57KB)
Briefing on delay and coronial reform for House of Lords, July 2011 (PDF, 95KB)
INQUEST’s response to the green paper on Legal Aid – February 2011 (PDF, 103KB)
INQUEST briefing for the House of Lords committee stage of the Public Bodies Bill 2010 on proposals to abolish the post of Chief Coroner – November 2010 (PDF, 68KB)
INQUEST briefing for the House of Lords second reading of the Public Bodies Bill 2010 on proposals to abolish the post of Chief Coroner – November 2010 (PDF, 60KB)
INQUEST, Liberty & JUSTICE Joint briefing considering amendments to CJB on secret inquiries for the House of Commons – November 2009 (PDF, 281KB)
INQUEST, Liberty & JUSTICE Joint briefing considering amendments to the CJB on secret inquiries for the third reading in the House of Lords – October 2009 (PDF, 323KB)
Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill for the House of Lords report stage (PDF, 60KB)
INQUEST, Liberty & JUSTICE Joint draft proposed amendments to CJB on the admissibility of intercept evidence for the report stage in the House of Lords – October 2009 (PDF, 309KB)
Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill for the House of Lords committee stage (PDF, 65KB)
INQUEST, Liberty & JUSTICE Joint draft proposed amendments to CJB on the admissibility of intercept evidence & the relationship between inquests & public inquiries – May 2009 (PDF, 309KB)
INQUEST’s Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009 – House of Lords Second Reading 15 May 2009 (PDF, 105KB)
INQUEST’s Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009 – House of Lords Second Reading – 5 May 2009 (PDF, 105KB)
INQUEST, Liberty & Justice joint briefing on clauses 11-12 of the Coroners and Justice Bill – April 2009 (PDF, 398KB)
INQUEST’s Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009 – House of Commons Report and Third Reading – March 2009 (PDF, 35KB)
INQUEST’s briefing on clauses 11-13 of the Coroners and Justice Bill – 20 February 2009 (PDF, 85KB)
Briefing on the Coroners and Justice Bill – February 2009 (PDF, 114KB)
Briefings on Child and youth deaths in prison and related issues:
INQUEST’s further evidence to the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the restraint of children (PDF, 29KB)
Submission to the Ministry of Justice & Department for Children, Schools and Families on the ‘Review of Restraint’ (PDF, 128KB)
INQUEST briefing on the restraint of children and SI 2007 No 1709 regarding changes to the Secure Training Centre Rules (PDF, 33KB)
Briefings on the Counter Terrorism Act 2008:
INQUEST’s briefing on amending RIPA for the Counter Terrorism Bill in the Commons, November 2008 (PDF, 110KB)
INQUEST’s parliamentary briefing on Counter Terrorism Bill committee stage in House of Lords (PDF, 40KB)
INQUEST’s briefing on amending RIPA for report stage of Counter Terrorism Bill November 2008 (PDF, 77KB)
INQUEST’s parliamentary briefing on Counter Terrorism Bill committee stage in House of Commons (PDF, 142KB)
Parliamentary briefing on proposals for “secret” inquests in the Counter Terrorism Bill 2008 (PDF, 134KB)
Briefings on Reform of the inquest system:
INQUEST’s briefing on the need for a Coroners & Death Certification Bill November 2008 (PDF, 24KB)
INQUEST’s briefing on coroner reform June 2008 (PDF, 25KB)
Policy briefings on Deaths in police custody:
INQUEST’s Response To IPCC Stock Take Consultation October 2008 (PDF, 41KB)
Policy briefings on the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007:
INQUEST’s briefing on and suggested amendments for the report stage of the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Bill 2006 (PDF, 111KB)
Policy briefings on BAME deaths in custody:
Deaths of Black and Minority Ethnic People in Custody - INQUEST’S Submission to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry – 1998
This submission examines the main issues around Stephen’s death and looks at the investigative process, policy development and racially-motivated crimes.
Policy briefings on Deaths in prison:
INQUEST’s submission to the Prison Inspectorate’s thematic review on suicides in prison – 1998 (PDF, 157KB)
This submission looks at the unacceptably high number of prison deaths and questions whether suicide prevention and the healthcare of prisoners are given any priority at all.
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