High Court refuses fresh inquest in Jodey Whiting case
Death by DWP? Jodey Whiting.
In Dove v HM Assistant Coroner to Teesside and Hartlepool & Anor [2021] EWHC 2511, the High Court considered the State’s obligations under article 2 ECHR with respect to those in receipt of welfare benefits as well as the scope of coronial inquiries both where article 2 is and isn’t engaged. Although it was argued that failings by the Department of Work and Pensions were relevant to a death by suicide, a fresh inquest was refused in the circumstances.
This Writer is not able to write full articles today (October 15) because I am preparing to take part in the Festival of Resistance in Nottingham over the weekend – but I wanted to make stories available for reader comment, and possibly for deeper discussion after I return.
Source: High Court refuses fresh inquest in welfare benefits case – UK Human Rights Blog
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Time and time again the dwp get away with it and claimants continue to die whilst no one cares due to the benefit scrounger rhetoric pedalled by the government and main stream media.