Inquest Charitable Trust
Charity number: 1046650
Website: www.inquest.org.uk
Description:
INQUEST is a charity that provides a free independent advice service to bereaved people on contentious deaths and their investigation with a particular focus on deaths in custody.
? INQUEST?s publication The Inquest Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the inquest system in England and Wales available free to any family facing an inquest.
? INQUEST has an in-depth casework service on deaths in custody or involving state agents and other cases that raise wider issues about state or corporate accountability.
? Issues arising from its casework inform its parliamentary , policy and legal work to improve the investigation and inquest system and the treatment of bereaved people.
? INQUEST is widely consulted by parliamentarians, the media, policy makers and the public.
? The unique combination of casework, policy work and campaigning ensures that the voices of bereaved families are heard.