If you are looking for help and advice 

If you have an existing case with INQUEST, please contact your caseworker directly.    

Please read the areas of our work before contacting the casework service

If your query falls within our remit you can contact us in the following ways:  

1. COMPLETE OUR HELP AND ADVICE FORM or  

2. CALL US: 020 7263 1111  

·         option 1 for new enquiries advice line open Tuesday and Thursday only (from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 3.30pm)

·         option 2 if you have already opened a case with INQUEST

Please include all upcoming urgent dates such as inquest hearings or post-mortem and the date of death in all correspondence.


If you are a journalist or researcher 

We welcome enquiries from print and broadcast journalists, researchers and producers. We would ask that you do as much research as possible on our website before contacting us with a specific query or interview request

For relevant information for journalists and researchers, see our media enquiries page.

To contact our communications team:

1. Submit the media enquiry form

2. Email [email protected]

3. Call the media line on 020 7263 1111 (option 3)  and leave a message with your name and contact information.

As a small team we are unable to respond to all requests, and may take time to respond, particularly to requests for detailed information. If you are contacting us to reach families please bear in mind that we will need time to approach and support them to engage meaningfully with media work.

Media enquiry form

Media resources


If you are getting in touch for any other reason

Email us: [email protected]

Call us: 020 7263 1111 

Please note we are unable to receive or respond to written queries by post at this time.

Use of personal information
By submitting my information:

  • INQUEST will record the information provided (such as name, telephone numbers, email and postal addresses, name of relative etc) for the purpose of the services it provides, including support and advice.
  • For full information on the use of personal information, on how the security of information is maintained, on rights to access, amend or withhold information, or on the ways to complain on how information is handled, the full privacy statement can be found here.