What will happen when you arrive at the Court on the day of the Inquest?
The CCSS will be there to give you practical and emotional support, whilst you are at the Court. If possible the volunteer will take you into the Court before the proceedings start and explain how an Inquest is conducted and the layout of the Court. The Inquest and all proceedings before the Coroner are held in an open court and you should not be surprised to find members of the public and press in and around the Court as they cannot be excluded. Sometimes you may find students and trainees for various professions watching the proceedings: these might include police, journalists and medical staff. The press may ask the family for a statement or an interview after the Inquest has finished. There is no necessity to give this unless you so wish.
The CCSS will accompany you out of the Court should you wish to leave during the proceedings; this is at the discretion of each individual Coroner.