Family of woman who died in YOI granted partial legal aid for inquiry
The family of a woman who took her own life in a young offenders institution are receiving partial legal aid for representation at an inquiry into her death, a court
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Tag: Serious / Significant Case Review / Inquest
Health Secretary announces one of UK’s most senior judges to lead Letby inquiry
One of the country’s most senior judges will lead the inquiry into serial killer nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes, the Health Secretary has said. Steve Barclay told MPs Lady Justice Thirlwall
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Peer appointed to chair probe into 2,000 mental health inpatient deaths
A barrister who led Government investigations into the crimes of Jimmy Savile will chair an inquiry examining around 2,000 mental health patient deaths, the Health Secretary announced. Baroness Lampard (pictured)
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Inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes granted legal powers to compel witnesses to provide evidence
The inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes will become statutory, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay has announced. The move to a statutory footing grants the inquiry legal powers to
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Lord Brailsford pledges ‘robust investigation’ into handling of Covid pandemic
The chair of Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry has promised a “robust investigation” into how Scottish ministers responded to the pandemic. During a preliminary hearing of the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, Lord Brailsford
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Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry criticised as ‘shambolic’ before it begins
The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has been branded “shambolic” ahead of its first preliminary hearing. Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor on behalf of Scottish Covid Bereaved, a group of
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‘Abusive’ teacher at Edinburgh Academy ‘was like Jimmy Savile’, Nicky Campbell tells inquiry
Broadcaster Nicky Campbell has told an inquiry of sexual abuse he endured at Edinburgh Academy as he compared a teacher to Jimmy Savile. Mr Campbell, 62, attended Edinburgh Academy, a
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Psychiatrist intervened to prevent alleged abuser being sacked thinking he could ‘cure him’
An accused former teacher was supported in a bid to adopt a child by a psychiatrist who believed he could “cure him” – and intervened to stop him being sacked
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Emergency department care for man with history of mental ill health ‘fell far short’, coroner
A man with a history of mental health issues “did not receive the assistance he needed” while at a hospital’s emergency department before his death. A coroner found acute and
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Man killed partner and buried body in garden before taking his own life, inquest told
A man told police he killed his partner and buried her body in the garden, an inquest heard, with her family saying he convinced them she was alive for three
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