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Legal Aid should be available for all families at inquests (investigations into deaths).
▪ 'Human rights' inquests identify state failings and stop them happening again
▪ I have lots of experience of this - failings more likely to be identified if families are represented 1/4
▪ 'Human rights' inquests identify state failings and stop them happening again
▪ I have lots of experience of this - failings more likely to be identified if families are represented 1/4
▪ Public authorities - hospitals, prisons, police are *always* represented by lawyers. Who pays? Public funds
▪ There should be equality of arms
▪ Lawyer for family of person who died is the only lawyer challenging state witnesses and making sure failings are identified 2/4
▪ There should be equality of arms
▪ Lawyer for family of person who died is the only lawyer challenging state witnesses and making sure failings are identified 2/4
▪ If Legal Aid was granted for families it wouldn't cost a huge amount more proportionate to the public funds going into the process but the process would be far more effective
▪ More failings identified, more accountability, more deaths prevented in future. Simples! 3/4
▪ More failings identified, more accountability, more deaths prevented in future. Simples! 3/4
More here - get in touch with your MP to let them know 4/4 rightsinfo.org/mps-address-ga…
