Disasters
(asked on 24th April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on implementing the commitment in the Queen's Speech 2017 to introduce an independent public advocate who will act for bereaved families after a public disaster and support them at public inquests; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 29th April 2019
The Government conducted a consultation on our proposals for an Independent Public Advocate (IPA) which concluded on the 3rd December 2018. We are considering the response to those proposals and will be publishing our plans for establishing the IPA in due course. |