MACP-43 Response Historic AI-assessed

Provide Legal Aid for victims' families for representation at appropriate inquests.

Recommendation

That consideration be given to the provision of Legal Aid to victims or the families of victims to cover representation at an Inquest in appropriate cases.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), Legal Aid is available for victims or their families to cover representation at an Inquest in appropriate cases, particularly where there is a public interest or human rights implications. According to the Legal Aid Agency, this provision is assessed.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Macpherson Inquiry
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
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Themes & Tags
Coroner family information gaps Legal aid access for digitally excluded
Recommendation age 27.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates