The Inquiry is committed to ensuring emotional support for those involved in the Inquiry. Further information about the Inquiry’s support offer for witnesses and core participants will be provided in due course.
Organisations offering support
The Samaritans are a charity providing 24/7, free, confidential emotional support to anyone in distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. The Samaritans contact number is 116 123 and is available 24/7 for support. You can call them for free from any phone.
MIND is a mental health charity in England and Wales, providing advice, support, and advocacy for anyone experiencing mental health problems. If you or someone you know is in crisis, you can get help now or call the support line on 0300 102 1234.
Safeguarding
The welfare and safety of those who engage with the Inquiry is important to the Chair and his team. If we identify a risk in the course of our work, we may need to take action to address it.
There may be cases in which the Inquiry team would need to share information without the consent of the person or people involved. This would include if:
- we identified a risk of serious harm to an adult;
- we identified a safeguarding risk to a child;
- we identified a risk relating to a crime; or
- we are ordered by a court of law or required by some other legal reason
In such cases, the Inquiry will share information about this risk with the relevant authority, such as the police or social care. Unless it would place you or anyone else at risk, the Inquiry team will inform you about the information being shared, who we are sharing it with and why, in accordance with our privacy notice.