1st Report - The Coroner Service
Select Committee
Justice Committee
HC 68
27 May 2021
Government response
3rd Special Report - The Coroner Service: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 10 Sep 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 103
Bereaved people should not be put through the difficult and time-consuming process of meeting the...
Recommendation
Bereaved people should not be put through the difficult and time-consuming process of meeting the exceptional cases requirements and the means test for legal aid where public authorities are legally represented at public expense at the inquest into the death …
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Government Response Summary
The government commits to introducing legislation to remove the means test for Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) in relation to legal representation at inquests and provide non-means tested legal help where ECF is granted, while deferring the wider issue of legal aid to its response to Bishop James’ report.
Ministry of Justice
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
It is unacceptable that the people who have been bereaved are not entitled to automatic...
Recommendation
It is unacceptable that the people who have been bereaved are not entitled to automatic non-means tested legal aid at inquests into multiple deaths following a public disaster. These inquests are complex and ‘equality of arms’ is a fundamental requirement …
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Government Response Summary
The government will take forward legislation to remove the means test for applications for exceptional case funding (ECF) for legal representation at inquests and proposes non-means tested legal help where ECF has been granted. It does not commit to automatic entitlement for all mass fatalities.
Ministry of Justice
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