Chief coroner calls for legal aid provision in state-involved inquests
The Guardian In wide-ranging interview, soon-to-retire Peter Thornton QC says bereaved families are entitled to ‘equality of arms’ Peter Thornton QC, the outgoing chief coroner of England and Wales. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi for the Guardian Legal aid should be provided for families at inquests in which the government pays for lawyers to represent police officers…
