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Joint letter re: Government’s response to Justice Committee report on coroner’s court
October 13, 2021A group of charities and other organisations including AvMA have today written to the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, expressing our disappointment in the Government’s response to the Justice Committee’s recommendations on the Coroner Service. We continue to press the government to seize the opportunity to […]
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AvMA comment on the Government’s response to the Justice Committee’s first report on The Coroner Service
September 14, 2021The Justice Committee’s report on the Coroner’s Service published on 27th May contained several welcome recommendations. However, three key recommendations stood out for us and many other organisations and charities. Chief among these was the recommendation that “The Ministry of Justice should by 1 October 2021, for all inquests where public authorities are legally represented, make sure […]
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Response to Justice Committee report on the Coroner’s Service
July 21, 2021AvMA is pleased with the recommendations made by the Justice Committee in their report on the coroners service published on 27th May 2021. We, along with many other organisations believe it is important that government is fully aware of the strength of support for these recommendations, and to that end we have written a collective […]
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Cautious welcome to Select Committee report on maternity services
July 8, 2021AvMA has given a cautious welcome to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on maternity services in England published on 6th July. AvMA chief executive Peter Walsh said: “The report is spot on about many of the challenges faced by maternity services in England and the urgent need to improve safety […]
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AvMA welcomes Justice Committee’s report on the Coroner’s Service
May 27, 2021The report makes important recommendations for change, in our view there are three key recommendations which offer an opportunity for significant improvements to healthcare inquests. These recommendations if implemented, should enable the coroner’s court to fulfil its potential as an effective forum for change. The first recommendation is for the introduction of a new body […]