The Coroners’ Courts Support Service Beverley Radcliffe Director

 History of the organisation  Who we are  The work we do  Our Volunteers  Where we are based  Expansion  Fundraising  History of the organisation  Who we are  The work we do  Our Volunteers  Where we are based  Expansion  Fundraising

 The CCSS was founded in 2003 by Roey Burden, Annie Hamilton and Maggie Frost  The first Service was piloted at Westminster Coroner’s Court in 2002  There are now 26 Services across England  The CCSS was founded in 2003 by Roey Burden, Annie Hamilton and Maggie Frost  The first Service was piloted at Westminster Coroner’s Court in 2002  There are now 26 Services across England HISTORY OF THE ORGANISATION

 The Board of Trustee including Roey Burden OBE  The Management Committee including a representative from the Coroner’s Officers Association Sonia Brooks  The staff including the Director, Coordinators and Administrator  And most importantly, around 160 volunteers based around the country  The Board of Trustee including Roey Burden OBE  The Management Committee including a representative from the Coroner’s Officers Association Sonia Brooks  The staff including the Director, Coordinators and Administrator  And most importantly, around 160 volunteers based around the country WHO WE ARE

 Our role as an organisation is to add value to the Coroner’s Service  To provide emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending Inquests  To help Coroner’s Officers with the smooth running of the Inquests  Our role as an organisation is to add value to the Coroner’s Service  To provide emotional support and practical help to bereaved families, witnesses and others attending Inquests  To help Coroner’s Officers with the smooth running of the Inquests THE WORK WE DO

 People can contact us in advance of the Inquest  We can offer a pre-inquest visit where possible  Organising help and support on the day  Information about the court process and procedures at court  People can contact us in advance of the Inquest  We can offer a pre-inquest visit where possible  Organising help and support on the day  Information about the court process and procedures at court THE WORK WE DO

 We have 160 Volunteers with us  Our Volunteers come from a range of different backgrounds  Some of our Volunteers have been with us since we started in 2003  The Volunteers are the ‘life blood’ of our Service  We have 160 Volunteers with us  Our Volunteers come from a range of different backgrounds  Some of our Volunteers have been with us since we started in 2003  The Volunteers are the ‘life blood’ of our Service OUR VOLUNTEERS

Avon (Flax Bourton) Bedfordshire (Ampthill) Berkshire (Reading & Windsor) Buckinghamshire (Beaconsfield) Cambridgeshire (Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon & Wisbech) Central & South East Kent (Dover & Folkestone) City of Liverpool (Liverpool) Avon (Flax Bourton) Bedfordshire (Ampthill) Berkshire (Reading & Windsor) Buckinghamshire (Beaconsfield) Cambridgeshire (Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon & Wisbech) Central & South East Kent (Dover & Folkestone) City of Liverpool (Liverpool) WHERE WE ARE BASED

City of Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes) East London (Walthamstow) Essex (Chelmsford & Southend on Sea) Greater Manchester South (Stockport) Hertfordshire (Hatfield) Inner London North (St. Pancras) Inner London South (Southwark) City of Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes) East London (Walthamstow) Essex (Chelmsford & Southend on Sea) Greater Manchester South (Stockport) Hertfordshire (Hatfield) Inner London North (St. Pancras) Inner London South (Southwark) WHERE WE ARE BASED cont’d…..

Inner London West (Westminster) Mid Kent & Medway (Maidstone) North London (Barnet) Oxfordshire (Oxford) South London (Croydon) Surrey (Woking) West London (Fulham) Inner London West (Westminster) Mid Kent & Medway (Maidstone) North London (Barnet) Oxfordshire (Oxford) South London (Croydon) Surrey (Woking) West London (Fulham) WHERE WE ARE BASED cont’d…..

 We are approached by the Coroners wishing to set up a support service within their area  We recently attended the Coroners’ Society Conference and received an overwhelming response  For us, this means the process of advertising, recruiting, inducting and training volunteers  The induction process takes about 4 months  We are approached by the Coroners wishing to set up a support service within their area  We recently attended the Coroners’ Society Conference and received an overwhelming response  For us, this means the process of advertising, recruiting, inducting and training volunteers  The induction process takes about 4 months EXPANSION

 Did you know that it costs the CCSS approximately £200 per volunteer - to recruit, induct, train and to provide on-going support to each of our Volunteers?  We would like to expand our Service to provide a National Service as well as a Telephone Helpline for bereaved families, witnesses and other professionals  Did you know that it costs the CCSS approximately £200 per volunteer - to recruit, induct, train and to provide on-going support to each of our Volunteers?  We would like to expand our Service to provide a National Service as well as a Telephone Helpline for bereaved families, witnesses and other professionals FUNDRAISING

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