COMPANY No. 03054853 REGISTERED CHARITY No. 1046650 INQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST (Company Limited by Guaraiilee without Share Capital) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 rNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST INDEX TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Page No. 1-16 Trnstees. Annual Report (including Directors, Report) 17-19 Independent Auditor's Report 20 Statement of Financial Activities (including" Tncoine and Expelldl￿re Account) 21 Balance Sheet 22 Statement of Casb Flows 23-33 Notes to the Financial Statements tNQUEST CHARtTABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT {fNCLUDTNG DIRECTORS, REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 OUR ORGANISATION Estsblished in 1981, tNQUEST is the only charity providin% expertise on stste related deaths aiid their investigauon to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians. Our specialist casework includes deaths in police and prison custody. immigration detention, mental health settings and deaths involving rnulti-agency failings OT where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question, including the Hillsborough football disaster and Grenfell Tower fire. fNQUEST's policy, parliamentary, campaigning and rnedia work is grouT]ded in the day-lo￿laY experience of working with bereaved people. Employing an integrated model, we bring ￿gether casework support and family engagement. as well as a system-wide analysis of state related deaths and their investigation, which we use for our public facing advocacy. Our work not only ensures the voices of bereaved families are heard, bu¢ that state related deaths are situated withiii their bi'oader political aiid social contexL whether that be concenis arouiid structural racism and discrimination, mental health provision, prison overcrowding, over-policing of racialised communities, or the impact of poverty. INQUEST has carried on supporting hundreds of bereaved families and advocating for their rights and for System chaiiges in cal'e and detentioii systems. operating in a very challeiiging context, not leasi the political contexL We were horrified to witness unprecedented racist violence across the coL￿ty in the summer of 2024, which also reminded us of the need for our essential work protecting fijndamental rights and tackling the racism alld discritnlliation underpinning a lol of our work. tn a public statement in respons¢ lo the violence, we said: 'We are appalled by the i'acist and Islamophohic violence we are seeing acros.w the cot4ntry. The.ie are not isolated evep7ls - Iliey are tlie predicloble outcome of decades of raci$È and (4nÈi-migraiit rhetoric by polilicians and the media. We kFzow thot the govei'iimeni callingfoi. nioie police powers, suiweillance & imprisonment will diNprop(Jrtionately hGI-m all raLialised people. The hereaved familte.f Miork with knoiv thE.¥ only too M'ell. Raihei.. Éhe goveiwment must act on )vlial the evideiice has loiig beeii telling us.. policing. prisony and £inmigrafion ceiiries caiise harin and death. Thev miist eradEcate racisni and I51￿1110P￿Db1a at ils rools. We do not take governinent funding to retain our independence olld have been operating in a coniext where ndraising has become extreEnely challenging, with an increasing demand on a decreasing pool and trusts and foundations often closed for applicatiOTJS whilst reviewing their strategies. The year 2024 Saw Some of our large grants come td an end but also saw us securing new or continuation funding from, amongst others, tlie Oak Foundation, the John Ellernian Foundation, the Disrnpt Foundation, and the Sony Social Justice Fund. FTnally, we were delighted to reach our 40 YLais of IN UEST fi￿draIsI cal tar(rrt of £40,000, and lo also exceed our ￿ndraiSing target of £22.800 at the 2024 Big give Christmas Challenge. We are very grateful to our funders, who stand by us whilst we deliver this incredibly important but a150 challen8in8 work towards social and racial justice. Diane Newton fornially stepped down as Chair of INQUEST in the spring of 2025 after three years in the role, haiiding over to Steve Tombs, pi'ofessor of crimiiiology, who was Diane's deputy since 2022. We are so gratethl to Diane for her guidance and support over the last three years and delighted that she will remain on our board. As ever. we are also irnmensely grateful to our wonderfijl staff wup, the families who infonn our work, volunteers and trustees for their incredible Work and their unwavering commitment. The report below outlines key work undertaken over the period l Aprtl 2024 to 31 March 2025. TNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDtNG DIRECTORS. REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 CASEWORK During the period l April 2024 - 31 March 2025, INQUEST workcd on a total of 664 cases. 318 of which were newly operLed during that period, the remainder having been opened beforehand and were still ongoing, reflecting the protracted lla￿re of the post death investigation and inquest processes. 91 (140/0 of the total case5) were in police custody OT following contact with the police,. 163 in prison settings (250/.). 226 (340/.) in mental health settings- 6 ( l Q/0) wcrc ivnmigrdlion-related cases., otlier cases include deaths Tn care homes, in supported accomrnodation, on probatioTJ, involvillg clinical negligence or disasters such as thc Grcnfcll Towel ￿￿e. 155 (23 /0) of thc iotal llu￿ber of cascs involved racially minoritised people.. 20 (22D/&) policc ca5C5' 50 {31 /) prison cases. 36 (16 /.) in mental health setiings- 3 (50 /D) immigration cases. and 40 (220/0) out of all other types of case. Women accounted for 197 (30 /D) of all cases. and there were also 14 cascs involving transgender. non-binary and gender-fluid people during the timeframe. Women made up 8 (90/0) police cases. 13 (8 /) prison cases- 104 {461J/.) in mental health settings. 1 (17D/o) immigration Gasc- and 71 (40 /ts) of all other types of case. Du¢ to thiidillg and ¢apa¢ity issues. w¢ chaTJged the way we deliver casework in January 2025 in ordw to provide a more impactfijl service. We will work straÈgically on a smaller number of case5 whilst creating resources and advice for otlier families, through online resources. ongoing workshops and training. Those families that would have had access lo fvll casework sUPPOrt prior to the changes will now instead be referred directly to lawyers. They will also be directed to our online resources, F. s/FaLI.£IILLI.s, I N L:EST Handbuok, workshops. family events as well as Connection Cafeslclosed TNQUEST Families Fa¢ebook group. Infomied by consultation with bereaved families the workshops are a mix of online and in-person sessions and provide practical support on topics. such as preparing for and navigating inquests, working with the media, engaging in policy and parliamentary work, health and wellbeing. Some will be worked on inbouse with families. others will be COTnmissiDned e.g. mindfulness. FAMILY ENGAGEMEliT ov￿ the year, tNQUEST continued faciliiating online spaces for peer-to-peer suppoit, woviding additional supporE and information before, during and after the illq￿eSt. Notable examples include Connection Cafès (24 events), self-care, the Facebook Group (which is joinily run by the Family Reference Group) and the revitalised Family Forum (one in person event held in London another in Liverpool). These safe spaces and networks of support and solidarity with others going through similar experiences have been described to staff as a "lifeline" because deaths 111 State care are uiilike any other, oft¢n involving stigma, shame, legal delays and victim-blamiiig. Families c￿) be left feeling isolated from friends, colleagues. and othei family Tncmbcrs. TNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT {fNCLUDfNG DIRECTORS, REPORTI (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Acliviknes by Type (Apr 2024- Mar 2025} by Mthh (Aw 2024- Mar 20251 'TlIL'J'Li 1,1 so miich .Ftigma aboutpeoplc• w,ho dEe in prison. People on Éhe outsidL• tliinL- 'well tliL)' dgseryLy lo he Iliere. oi. ZÈ s ilzeii- omjnfault. ' To be able lo go on Élle screeii at ihe INQUEST eveiils and conneclion cafe and be in eompanv ofotherpeDple w170 get hom, vou]eel, yoiii. an.YieÉies, youi. shame. It makes nzefeel less ashamed aboul ivhei-e and linH' [my.¥on] died. A.9 much a.i ihe Family EngFagemeni Coordinator soi't oj'runs ihe meeting.$. she lelspeople just talk, and when Iliey do (liey lalL"from tlie heap'¢. Yoii speak andyou don Ifeeljudged." Family member "Big thanks 10 [Éhe Familj, Eng￿geme111 Coordiiiatorlfoi. the wav she riins Éliese ai?d IlTai7kn lo all the.families .hn,sliare experience.s IliaÉ 1-ed￿Le isolation but L71.fn signifiLanil)I help us lo understand the Lonlplex irique.st pi-ocess aiidpaF-ticipoÉe beller. ' Family member ' I loi* Copinecliopi Caje,. it lias been a lit4ge supporl ondgave me strengtli lo Jtice rlie inquesl." Family member. TNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (tNCLUDTNG DIRECTORS, REPORTI {Contillued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 13 20 10 INQUEST INaUE>Tt Sc-hedt41e ofjamilv evenls andfl.iJei-for Family Juk-ebox 2024. M,lierefamilies bri17g a song i-emipiding ihem ol. Iheip. loved ones INQUEST •e•J. Familiesl(jllNQUEST INQUEST families closed Facebook group. with now 322 members. The INQUEST Family Reference Group launched our Social Events in the spring of 2025 with a Coffee Morning tuking place in LiveTpooI, London. Horsham and BI￿ningha[￿ where a member of thc Falnily Referetice Group hosted in each venue. The event was all opportunity foi. farnilies to build Co1￿c¢tiOnS and Community together. As part of dcvclopiiig thc iicw way of supporting families we created a suivey to collsult our farnilie% on thc services thcy feli thcy nceded and would like to see. 112 families responded and the consultation led lo the following plan of activities.. tNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT {fNCLUDNG DIRECTORS, REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Workshops & Events.. A mi¥ ofonline and in-person sessionsprovidingprncÉicol support on avigating Kriquests, creating spacefor emutional wellbeingj ond connecting with oihersfqcing similar loss. Some will be worked on inhouse withfamilies, others will be commissioned e.g. MindlMlnes3. Digilal Resource Development.. Co-developing creative. aLcessible materia1￿1￿£,1￿d1ngI0etsheets. expluiners, and toolkits-lvitlifamiliek These resources respond directly tofeedback callingfor shorter, clearer, niorg manageablefurmats that acknowledge the cogptitive challengÈs ofgriefand trauma, and the ovenvhelm attached to nuvigating inquestfor thefirst time. Inclusion." AcLessibility measures (including BSL, captioning) translation, and data bundles) will ensure theprogramme is iftclusive, responsive, and able fo demonstrate impact effecttvely. DigitalInfYasÉructure & Delivery Supporl.. Investment in secureplatforms and digiiul tools ￿.11 enthle high-qualEty delivery, while iiftderpiiining the sustainability of these resource& What families say about us Our 2024 survey of103 families we work with provided the following feedback.. 860/0 of survey respondents in 202312024 assessed th¢ Casework service received as "Very good" or'good" 85f/*r• said they felt less isolated after accesslng the tNQUEST. casework survey. 68 /D said they had fostered a sense of community and support with other families. 890/0 said casework support had helped equip them to go through the inquest and investigation process. 810/0 of 103 said accessing Services provided by INQUEST had made me feel better able to cope and become more resilient. 'Thank-you so mt4ch for all the siipport you've pmvided me throiigholit this process. YDlI've been an ahsoliite gem,. your conipt7ssion aFid dedicatiopi have meant a lot lo me. I m veiy gratefyl to hGve liad the opporlujiity lo work with voi¢." Bereaved family member to their Caseworker. 'Thitrughout ihis enlireprocess. you and our laTr￿￿- have been instrunienlal in gtiiding and gelting to cotsrt. Yoi¢r dedication and effort have been invaliiable. Regai-dless of ihe jiiry'.¥ verdict, Ive know that vou have done everything in Jyourpowerfor LIS, andfoi" Ihat. we are lrnlj, graleful. Thank}￿U so mucli for everyyihing Jjou have done and coiitinue lo do. I speakfop. my eiitirefamily when Isa)) this. ' Bereaved family to their Caseworker. "I caiiiiotfyllj) e.rpp'es& the magpiiÈude of the posilive impact your suppoi't has kod on our ability? as afaniily lo shine a light on what happepFed. The coroner had wanted us fo have a cursory inquest conducted remotelv Ytlioul tlie fullness of scope we evenluall)I Iiad It has been clear ihrouglzout this process ihot ihe coivner's offEce is not interested in discoveri17g the truthfoi'families biitfor cairyiizg out damage limitation operaiionsfoi. Ihe State andfnr fjrganisations they oulsourL'e re.fponsibilities for care Éo. Thank you lo you and Inquesi fnr being tliere for ￿ when no one else wos... Thank you once again for the exlp'aordinar)i suppoi'l you have providedfor the pas£ 5 years despite the imn￿n￿epreSS￿re& on yotir service. ' Bereaved family to caseworker "I have to say you have given us confidence that SORneone is Ntanding with ILY through this ppypcess that undersland.¥ what we are going Ihrough and give.f uf the confidence lo help [45 navigate the very long proce.Y.s ahead. ' Bereaved family to cas¢work 'I'd ITA-e to lellyou piow thai INQUEST was a life savep. aiid game changei'for us, especially ipz the eorly days. Youi. support and good adijice ivere so welcome and appreciated and Isend a hiige thankyou to you all. It wos so good not lofeel so alone. ' Bereaved f8mily to their caseworker. TNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDfNG DIRECTORS. REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 SYSTEMtC CHANGE WORK- POLICll¥G INQUEST has long been campaigning alongside families for aliematives to policing, not least for people in crisis. Last year, we contributed to Liberty's I loldiiiiF Oiii. Oii'11' .4 £UiLii to iinn- 1s1iLini> solurioni Lo 5LIiOiI. outh violence alongside other incredible organisations flghting for change. We WEre delighted that tbis i'eport won the Amplifying Voices award at the SIILild X1L KLLliniv" Fi)undaiic)n Niltiondl C-am . JjonL'r Ai¥drds ?11'4. In 2023, our report .1 L hi yhli17ht ¥L)nLLlmS r¥ ICLountabili 1nd an()n 'Initrrf for the olice. SYSTEM]C CHANGE WORK- PRISONS The crisis in the prison system continued with serious iinplications for the safety of prisoners as we w in our casework and the human stories behind the statistics. Statistics published by the Ministy of Justice revealed a record high rate of self-hami in prisons. R￿5 diii lo iIiL5L allinL Jiaii.qiics our director Deborah Coles said that Government plans to build 14.000 Tnore prisons "does little to address whv people end lip in prison i (hejirstplace or how we can preventfvrtker deailu. She was also part of this lTh- do¢uniellta on the state of our prisons talking about how this high death loll is a national Scandal. We joined over 70 CaTnpaigners calling on the new Government to reforni the ImprisoTJTncnt for Public Protection Sentence, which was abolished in 2012. The hann caused by IPP sentences was yet again evidenced in the recent inquest into Sliainc TeslLr's dLaili. In November 2022, Shaine died a self-inflicted death in HMP Garnitree. As an IPP prisoner, he felt 'forgotten by the system. and punished for his rnCnt￿ ill health. We submitted a response to the MOJ'S Sentencing Review to outline the hann of short sentences as well as custodial sentences for wornen, neurodiverse people and people with mental ill health. Tbe Justice Committee launched an Anquiry inio dnigs An prison. The policy team worked alongside our easeworkers to gather inforniation from recent cases of deaths in prison where drngs were an issue to analyse the key issues arising from the inqucsts and investigations into those deaths. We also tea￿ed up with the organisation RELEASE and a Professor of Criminology and Social Policy al Manchestcr Mclropolithn University to bring together a comprehensive evidence submission for the Cornmittcc. which was cited in the Committee's final inquiry report. The Wclsh Affairs Con]tnittee launched an inquiry into prisons in Wales. which we submitted evidcnce to building on our drugs in prison submission and cases in HMP PaTC. In Scotland, the family of Allan Marshall. who died following restraint by 17 officers in HMP Edinburgh sued the Scottish Prison service over his death. Our Director DeboraJ] Coles spoke to the Guardian about how the shame￿1 way that this death was investigated .£hiiuld 4end sho¥k ii'ai.'LS Ihi'i)uoh thL Suc)ttish ,Irlidmeni aiid i-ison seiTr.'iLe. SYSTEMIC CHANGE WORK- MENTAL HEALTH On 9 September 2024. a statrjtory public inquiry opened into the deaths of over 2,000 people in the eare of Essex mental health services. It was converted to a statutory inquiry as a result of the lack of eandour and disclosure of information from Ihosc working at tbc NHS Trust. This is the fw5t public inquiry into mental health services that has cver bcen held in England and csthblished by a Minister as a direct result of thc campaigns of families. Matthew Leahy. 20, died in 2012 days after being adtnitt¢d for inpatient care in Essex. His mother Melanie bas been fighung for a public inquiry alongside other bereaved families ever since. I IIiL in ui she said she hopes it will "set an e.Yample to the l'est of the menlal health pi'oviders aLross our nalion lo gel their esÈabli.shmenls TIP to standard or Ifear manv. manyfamilies will suffer ihe same losses" As a result of our unique expertise on deaths in mental health service5 and their investigation, fNQUEST has for the r￿St time been ￿lI.-ell lore artiLi utilic in You can read our opening statement to the Inquiry here. We issued press statements at the beginning of the Inquiry. hii 11vw￿..In uL*I.or '.uki.%UItuio in ens INQUEST is working with a legal team to provide the Inquiry with detailed witness statements providing a comprehensive overview of the issues arising from our work and the way deaths are investigated. The Inquiry will continue through 2026. Alongside our family merllber T￿Stee, Doug Cave, INQUEST attended the Suicide & Co conference where our Family Engagement Coordinatoi- spoke. It was grffdt to get together with other orgaT]isations and carnpaigners and join up our work to support bereaved people and prevent self-infii¢t¢d deaths. SYSTEMIC CHANGE WORK- NATIONAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISM (NOM) TNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (fNCLUDfNG DIREcfoRS' REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 We have carried on our work on our NOM campaign. In Sepiember 2024. we held & fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference l(} r￿Illin￿ LIIL* l1u￿.￿.ri1i1ILl7l tliat IIIL Ul LIILI t FLI I"Iil¢iblb dLJIIIs. Together with Natasha Elcock froTn Grenfell UniteQ Richard Caseby whose son Matthew died in a Priory run mental healtli setting, Emma Jones from Leigh Day and Joe Powell MP. we discussed the need for a National Oversight Mechanism to ensure life-saving recommendations made after state-related deaths lead to meaningfijl change. The then new Attorney Genernl Richard Hernier attended th¢ meeting and committed to listen and consult with families and tNQUEST. The event was sponsored by Leigh Day who chaired the event. We also came together with campaigner5 from Ciii'id 1--￿'1Ml[l¢S Ic)r Ju%riLe, Hill_%L)Ol'OULTli Lhlw. INi)ii', Gi'eiifell UnilLd, HilLkLd Off and Truili About ZJnL to discus5 why Hillsborough Law and our No More Deaths campaign are interlinked and crucial to prevent ￿rther harm and injustice. As part of our campaign. we also spoke to The Guardian infonning (Ill"Ll'tiil id ilLifiKII on thc uigent need for action on coroners, prevention of future death reports and rhey referenced INQUEST'S call for the NOM. We workcd with the Health Service Safety IT)VCStigations body to provide inforniation on the repeated issucs arising from deaths of people iii mental hcalth settings, and ii) their report oil this matter they also supported the need for an oversight mechanism. fNQUESTs work on the NOM was cited exteiisively in a paper published in tlie Harvard Law Journal written by a professor and fonner UN Special Rapporteur. We have forged new relationships with prestigious legal and policy organisations as parl of NOM campaign. This has included working with Insti￿te for Government and oui. Director being a key presenter and resp¢)ndent on a roundtable on public inquiries whicb engaged with former public inquiry chair, lawyers, and academics. Wc wcrc plca5cd ts) see thai our campaign for a National Oversight Mechanism was mcntioned in both HousL of Lords and House ot. Coinmons debates on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report. A National Ov¢rsight Mechanism is cmcial to ensure that life-5aving recommendations made after disasters such as ihe Grenfell Tower Fire are followed up. reported on and implemented. We also worked with Carla Deny￿. MP on a Private Members Bill, the Si&re RLlaiLd D¢at115 Nio tiDiial OvLI'5jiilii NleLh&iiisni Bill and on a reljted edl'lv da moiion. We also spoke about our campaign, along5idc HillNburuuiTli Laii. ￿()￿.. at the inspiringDan Ka Foiiiiddtion cvent at Liverpool Hope University'5 Festival of Futures. The Dan Kay Foundation is a chartty set up in memory orL1ve￿O01 journalist and Hillsborough C￿￿paIgner Dan Kay which aims to tackle stigma around mentsl illness. SYSTEMIC CHANGE WORK- HILLSBOROUGH LAW 2024 saw the Government committing to ¢nact Hillsborough Laiv in the Kin¢i's S eLclI. This w&5 a huge step forward in providing a legacy for the 97 people unlaw￿lIY killed during the Hillsborough Football Disaster. The legislation will introduce a legal duty of candour 50 that state authorities have to tell the truth in investigations and ensurc that bercavcd families and victims receive equal Icgal funding from the start. S eakiiiiy lo BBL NL"Il's, our Director Deborah Coles said. This is the l'e￿11¢ of the incredible powei. offamilies stailding togethei. lo demapid jusliLe accouiilability apzd c12aiige. A massive ¢liapiL-you lo you all and we Iiold iii OE£I- thoughts those M,ho ha&e beeiz killed oi. haFnied by tlie state. In July 2024. Deboi'ah Colcs spoke at the parliamentary eveni foi. the of the FIlllsborouoh L￿liv Noiv caiii launLh and INQUEST woikcd with the Hillsborough Law Now campaign and the or¥anisalion JUSTICE to advocate for a Hillsborough Law and a statutory duty of caT]dour during debates on the Victims and Prisonei's BTII (now Act). INQUEST, with thc 8UPPOrt of tlie campaign group Hillsborougvh Law Now organised a Family Listening Day and brought together 23 family Members and victivns with direct experience of inqucsts and inquiries into deaths and harm caused by public or corporate bodies. Tiiese included circumstances itLvolving the police, NHS trusts, the Post Office and the military, as well a5 Vl¢tims and survivors of mass fatalities such as the Hillsborough stadium football disaster (after which the Bill 15 named) and the Grenfell Tower fire. It also included thc si5t¢r of Ruth Peny, tlie headteacher ivho died by suicide following an Ofsted inspection. The event was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and held on 3 February 2025 in centra5 London. It involved facilitated conversatiolls exploring participan15' experiences of state violence, neglect, secrecy. cover-ups and their legal INQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (TNCLUDTNG DIRE￿oRs, REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 battles for trnth, justice and accountability. Those present were 'unwilling experts by experience,. but experts nonetheless, and brought unique and insightful evidence as to what a 'good' Hillsborough Law would look like to them. Att¢T]dee5 spoke with openness, reflection and from th¢ heart, helping the listeners in attendance understand what a Hillsborough Law could do to ensure inque5t5, investigations and inquiries better served them bereaved people and victims of injustice. but also thepublic more broadly in the hope of preventing turedeaths andbarnis. Tbe Secretary of Slate for Justice, Cabinetoffice minister, civil servants and the mayors of Live￿001 and Manchester were in attendance to hear the families, experiences. Bereaved families and survivoTS have issued a clear warning to Governmet]t that Hillsborough Law must be "all or nothing.. Hillsborough Law Itapnily Listening Day, Febn4ary 2025 Following the'Family Listening Day we published our report '.41101- .N'(iiliiii LLiiI' fdinili. L1.%lLJlijlli￿ Dlli. on 8th April 2025. GRENFELL INQUEST has continued to 5UPPOrt bereaved families and campaign groups from the Grenfell cornmunity. also attending the annual mcmorial silent walk. We continued to work closely with GTenfell United on their campaign airns a5 well as work around the Grenfell inquiry recommendations, alld kept liaising with Justice4Grenfell, Grenfell Next of Kin, Ethio-Eritrea group of families. We also met with the Grenfell Tower Memorial Cotntnission to discuss bow we can support their work and work together in ￿tllre. On 4th September 2024, we attended the Grenfell Tower Inquiry venue for the panel's publication of thc Grenfell Inquiry phase 2 report alongside families. We were invited to attend a roundtable discussion organised by young people from the Grenfell cornmunity to discuss the report and next steps for achieving ju5ticc with members of the cornmunity. We spoke about the report and infornied community mernbers about the Nalional Oversight Mechanism and how they can be involved in the campaign, alongside housing campaigner, Kwajo TweT]eboa and journalist Pete Apps. The report made a recommendatloll to the Government "that it be made a legal requip'emeiitfoi. the governmeiil to niaintain a publicly accessible record of recominendatiOPLS made by select committees, coroners and public inquiries togeiher with a description of the sleps laken in respopzse. If the government decides not to accept a recommendation. IÉ should Fycoid ils i'easons for doiiig so. Scpv(in)J of its actions should be a matier foi. Pdrlioment. to which it should be required to report annuall),, further evidencing the need for a National Oversight Meclianism. Following the publication of the report our director took part in a podcast with Channel 4 News hosted by Krishnan Guru- Murphy, Hoii. to sto udiiddls likc GrciifLlI froni lia INQUEST'S submission on recommendations, wbere we ¢alled for a National Oversight M¢¢hanism. has now b¢en published on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry website- IN UEST'S ReLonim¢ndations Subiiii58ion. tNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (fNCLUDTNG DIRECTORS, REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 SCOTLAND WORK Aside from the work on the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry referenced above, we have undertakai other WO￿ in Scotland: FatalAccidenkJnquiries into the deaihs of William Lindsay and Katie Allan Deborah also went to Scotland both during and at the culmination of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of William Linday and Katie Allan whose families and lawyer she worked with since their deaths 7 years ago. The Inquiry resulted in a 419-page report identifying a 'catalogue of failures, and demonstrating thai their deaths could have been avoided. At an emotionally charged rLbS iiint-Cl'CnLi urtendiLI h t)Lb(?rali, the families welcomed the damning report by Sheriff Simon Collins KC and demanded a complet overhaul of Scotland's fatal accident inquiry (FAI) system lo make its recommendacions legally binding. Tlie Inquiry's findings prompted the faTnilies' and TNQUEST to call on the UK government to end prison5' crown immunity from prosecution. Deborah is teking part in discu5sion5 with the Allan family, lawyer and their MP about that removal of immunity. an issue impacting on families across ihe UK - she contributed to a briefing for a l O min rule bill attd did interviews on this with family and MP on the day the bill being discussed in parliament. Oiher SL'otland work Deborah has undertaken high-level influencing and coalition building and established relationships with multiple stakeholders working on deaths irn custody in Scotland including bereaved families, lawyer5, academics, NGOS, inspection, oversight and investigation bodies, and hurnan rights organisations. Deborah is working with some families bereaved after a death in ¢llst(Kiy and has been monitoring the legal processes that liave followed. and this has helped identify some of the systemic problems with the investigation processe5 and the lack of support available for bereaved people. Our expertise on deaths in custody and detention, and the lie￿rnent of bereaved people, is being soughi by a variety of organisatiotts and specialist bodies as well as by bereaved families themselves. Deborah and tNQUEST intend to undertake thrther influencing work as the Scottish Govemment have announced they will adopt our proposal for a National Oversight Mechanism - there will be a need to sel up follow up me¢ting5 Wlth the Goveniment. Government is also StttiTJg up a rLI'. ILlI' Ot tliL Faial AcLideiil Iii ui process (th¢ Scottish equivalent of an inquest). ￿QuEST will apply its extensive urLderstanding of alld experience advising on the Article 2 framework in England and Wales to the Scottish context in our engagement and analysis. Aci'oss our work with bereaved families, tNQUEST has shown a commitment to promoting national and international human rights. UNJUST DEA THS- LEGACY AND L¥IOMORIALISATIOI Unjusr Deatlis is a projLCt by INQUEST, lielpine comrniinities b￿rai,ed by state Niolence lo memorialisc the people ￿.[]0 have died aiid eiicouragiiig the public to meatiiii(vfully ¢ngaoe witli tliis difficu.lt and oii(Joing liisiory. Fi-om podcasts lo a memorial projcLt. INQ.UEST was able to develop i Is creaiive camp.aig115 a5 parl of its legacy project. un ea ust 10 tNQUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT {fNCLUDtNG DIRECTORS. REPORT) (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 11.Iemoriali5atAon Working Group We laiinLhed a 12-nionth consultation to colleLtiVLly tl)ink about, plan and begin to dLliver, niemorial strategiL's. Oui. 14 meinbers are a combiiiation of bereaved people. socially engaged artists, campaitrner5, acadeniics: hLriia¥e specialisis, joui-nalists and gardeners. MIL group includes representative>• froin Glasgow, Mancliester, Essex. Newport, Devon, London and Leeds. The INQUEST Archive You C&ili now acecss a catalogue ot the I 51 ￿[ 1-_ 5-1" .1, .'1,. Iiil". doeunieiiiing slaie violence, death and rc51Staiice in the UK sitice 1981. The ai'cliive èxplores oi'er 40 years of figlitin(w fol justiee througli SOl￿d, image and pi'iiiL Podcast Series 2- Unlawful Klllln Our specialist podcast series, focusing Dn memorialisalion. has been a great success- allowing us to invite more guests for interview and explore questions of memory. history and change frorn different voices. We have had wonderfjjl feedback from participants and listeners. Sandra Ruiz, Grenfell Memorial Commissioner, who was interviewed for episode 2 said.. 'Thank vou so niuehfor inviling me to iecord rhe podcast and tlionkyou to the whole leam for makiitg it stich o great ryerienc¢ and helping me relax into it. li i.¥ .Yiich on ijnporlant project and so brilliantlJ,fp-amed. Thanks to additional support from Goldslliiths University and Bishopsgate Institute we were able to put OT] a podcast and digital archive launch celebration on 25 March. This felt like a 501idifIcation of INQUEST'S investment in creative. collaborative and community focused heritage - we had over 100 p¢opl¢ in the room, a mix of bereaved families. peopl¢ involved in the or¥anisation from the 1980s to now. journalists, artists and lawyers. The event fe&￿red a volunteer-curated display of archive rnaterial, our new Fit.Il &ifihiN'e website on display, postcards we created to spotlight the archive featuring QR codes. family created quilt banners (one being the ou￿OMe of this current project), a short film documenting the creaiion of the banner dwing this projec¢ a podcast episode teaser and 5p¢eches. It was a joyous evening despite the reason all this history exists. isode l - Le(yacy (part l )= Creating lasiing change in memory of Cherry Groce. isode ? _ Legacy (part 2): Sandra Ruiz on remembering Grenfell and those who died isodc 3 - Artistic and the fight for change isode 4- Artistic Voices (part 2)-. Echoes from the archive- remembering the artists sileT]ced by the statc isode 5 - Protest Banners (part l).. Azelle Rodney's mother speaks about a mother's love, 8rt Podcast series has been recorded, edited and released. It fea￿reS six episode5 all on the theme of legacy, memorial and creative responses to archives. is de 6- Protest Banners (part 2).. Beyond the inquest- stilching lo build memory and community Launch of INQUEST archive, 25 March 2025. Bishopsgate Instithle SoulstNQUEST 11 QUEST CHARITABLE TRUST TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (tNCLUDfNG DIRECTORS. REPORTI (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Following the huge success of the London exhibition, a second SoulstNQUEST exhibition was held in Platforn Arts CenireGlasgow in May 2024. The launLh saw attendance of a broad group of policymakers and orgaiiisatioiis. and bci'eaved faTnilies, including the Chicf liispcctor of Pri.qoiis 111 ScotlaT]d, the National Preventstive Mechanism. tbe Human RA￿t$ Commission, NGOS, alld theatre and aLts groups. This enabled engagement and discussion on the broader issues surrounding deaths in custody to new and diverse audiences. li also slrengihened ongoing relationships with key stakeholders whilst supporting our wider strategic aims in Scotland where we aim to further embcd our work. Both cxhibitions attracted qignificant mcdia iT]tcrcst. including in the (Jllal'diUIIN and suppoit other bereaved families. FollLllI- tlieir iam ai INQUEST attended an event in Manchester 011 28 September 2024 organised by Ilie Foundation celebrating what would have been Ron Johnson's 21 $1 birthday. INQUEST in the medla Jusiice i'ei'iLlI' calls tor b￿a tl) chi Id im risnnment iii Iii Idiid, The Guardian Jodic Andcrson spoke to BRC news about thc nccd to meaniT]gfvlly support people leaving prison as the Government's carly rclease scberne begins, and the inhcrent hanns of prison. Hundi'Ld.% ()1 .%uicidcs at -trauiiicLIjSjII 1 NHS InLntal liidltli ildlb, The Tisnes Ti-aiis l¢en&l ar¢nlN L all t.ur bctlil- emoliun411 ori r(>r fdiiiil ILN, ITV Famil of All:In ￿larS1]dI l li) bue ri%oll scfviLC in SioLl AI'L E Oiine Ilie DIT'L s[￿l[L ol- Prisoli HL'iilihLarL. Novara Media F,Iniil of nii4 11 11.'lio died iii FINfP Peiii()tii'ille sav 'iiobod slii)uld be tre1fcd IliAI il'a Gren fell firni% inL )Styible bani i)i'er 'iiiei-¥e belia&'iour' namcd. ITV London (including a live interview with Aniesha Obuobie), ITV F(iur in ILn wli(I Iiiiik Ili¥ir lik'es in ris(In ￿'¢re denied