Since January 2023, a collaboration between Inquest and the Centre for Social Justice Research (CSJR) has given students at the University of Westminster an opportunity to undertake a work-based learning project with one of the UK’s leading legal justice charities. Established in 1981, Inquest is the only organisation in England and Wales that provides expertise on state related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media, and parliamentarians. They have supported families and friends whose loved ones have died in circumstances where issues of state violence, neglect, and state and corporate responsibility are in question, always fighting for truth, justice, and accountability. Through the collaboration, Westminster students from have been able to learn from and promote Inquest’s vital work, gaining skills and experiences that will help them in life beyond university.
The collaboration was initially set up to support a National Lottery Heritage Fund project documenting Inquest’s 40 year history. A …