Voicing Loss: A research and policy project on the role of bereaved people in coroners’ investigations and inquests (18 June 2024)

Summary

The Voicing Loss project is a collaboration between the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research at Birkbeck, University of London, and the Centre for Death & Society at the University of Bath. The research was conducted from May 2021 to May 2024, with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council.

The research examined the role of bereaved people in coroners’ investigations and inquests, as defined in law and policy and as experienced in practice. It also explored ways in which the inclusion and participation of bereaved people in the process can be better supported.

A range of project outputs are available via the dedicated Voicing Loss project website. They include a short research summary, along with thematic research reports and policy and practice briefings. The website also has an information and resources section for the general public, and an Expert Insights blog to which many stakeholders have contributed.  

Many of the study’s key findings, and the research context and methodology, are presented in the papers listed on the website. Implications of these findings for policy and practice are considered in a series of briefings also available through the website which you can access via the link below.