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5 Sept 2001

Launch of Advice Service for Families Bereaved as a result of a Work-related Death

DATE Wednesday, 12th September 2001
TIME 6.30 – 8.30 p.m
PLACE Gallery Café, Westland Place, London N1
Launched by Anthony Scrivener Q.C.

The Centre for Corporate Accountability is today formally launching its "Work-Related Death Advice Service" which will provide comprehensive advice and assistance to families bereaved as a result of a work-related death on issues investigation and prosecution issues that arise out of the death.

The Advice Service will provide free, independent and confidential advice to families on how to ensure that their relative’s death is adequately investigated and the evidence collected during the investigation is properly scrutinised by the prosecuting authorities.

This is the first time that such an advice service has been established. David Bergman, Director of the CCA stated that:

"When someone is killed in a work-related incident, family and friends need to feel confident that the death is being investigated properly and the evidence collected adequately scrutinised by the prosecution bodies."

"Families want to the know that the Police, the Health and Safety Executive, the Crown Prosecution Service and Coroners are fulfilling their investigative and prosecution responsibilities.

The Centre will advise families on what these are and how they can ensure that these organisations act in an appropriate manner."

The Work-Related Death Advice Service will offer advice on;

The roles of the different agencies which investigate work–related deaths and determine whether or not criminal offences have been committed;
How health and safety laws and the offence of manslaughter apply to companies, organisations and individuals;
Whether or not the investigation that has been carried out into their relative’s death is adequate and whether any decisions regarding prosecution are soundly based;
The role of the inquest and how families can help ensure that the inquiry undertaken by the coroner is adequate.

The Service will offer advice in relation to deaths that are the result of the activities of both private companies and public bodies, such as local schools or hospitals.

The Centre will not provide any advice on issues relating to compensation.

This is a formal launch of our Advice Service. However, the Centre has been providing assistance to families on these issues for a number of years.

To read more about the Centre's Advice Service, click here

 

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