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| Founded | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable organization |
| Registration no. | 1046650 |
| Focus | State-related deaths |
| Location |
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Area served | England and Wales |
Key people | Deborah Coles, Director |
| Employees | 15 |
| Website | www |
Inquest Charitable Trust (stylised as INQUEST so as not to be confused with the legal process known as an inquest) is a charity concerned with state related deaths in England and Wales. It was founded in 1981.[1] Inquest provides support on state-related deaths, including deaths in custody and their investigation, to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians.[2]
Inquest's specialist casework includes deaths in police and prison custody, immigration detention, mental health settings and deaths involving multi-agency failings or where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question, such as the deaths and wider issues around Hillsborough and the Grenfell Tower fire.[3][4][non-primary source needed] However they also have a handbook which is relevant to all families facing an inquest: The Inquest Handbook: a guide for bereaved families, friends and their advisors, for anyone dealing with an inquest, freely available online and also in print.[5][6][7]
The director of the Inquest is Deborah Coles,[2] who has worked for the charity since 1989. She has been an independent expert adviser to numerous government committees and inquiries, is a regular media commentator, delivers conference papers nationally and internationally and has authored numerous articles and publications.[8][non-primary source needed]
The chair of the trustees, as of June 2016[update], is solicitor Daniel Machover,[9] The poet Benjamin Zephaniah is the charity's patron;[10] his cousin Mikey Powell died in 2003 after being detained by police, for which West Midlands Police issued an apology in 2013.[11]
Inquest are represented on the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody.[12]
Inquest's logo includes the words "truth, justice and accountability" and an image of a keyhole.[3]
Inquest Charitable Trust is a registered charity, number 1046650.[3]
- ^ "In Praise of... INQUEST". The Guardian. 4 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Migrant staying at Manston processing centre dies - Home Office". 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "About us". Inquest Charitable Trust. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Grenfell Tower". Inquest. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ The Inquest Handbook: a guide for bereaved families, friends and their advisors. ISBN 978-0-946858-25-5.
- ^ "Help and Advice". Inquest. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "The Inquest Handbook: A guide for bereaved families, friends and advisors". supportaftersuicide.org.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Staff Team". Inquest. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "INQUEST Board". Inquest Charitable Trust. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Message from our Patron". Inquest Charitable Trust. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "West Midlands Police Apologise to Family of Mimkey Powell Ahead of the 10th Anniversary of his Death". Press releases. Inquest Charitable Trust. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody". Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.