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| Birmingham pub bombings: Families 'may miss inquest' | Birmingham pub bombings: Families 'may miss inquest' |
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| Relatives of the Birmingham pub bombing victims say they may not take part in forthcoming inquests if they do not get public funding for their legal team. | Relatives of the Birmingham pub bombing victims say they may not take part in forthcoming inquests if they do not get public funding for their legal team. |
| The Home Office has been looking at a funding request for the families ahead of inquests into the 21 deaths and a decision should be made this month. | The Home Office has been looking at a funding request for the families ahead of inquests into the 21 deaths and a decision should be made this month. |
| But campaigners said without legal aid they would not have representation. | |
| A pre-inquest review is due to be held next month. | A pre-inquest review is due to be held next month. |
| The relatives want their lawyers, who have so far worked free of charge, to be paid out of public funds, in the same manner as police and other agencies who will be in involved in the inquests. | The relatives want their lawyers, who have so far worked free of charge, to be paid out of public funds, in the same manner as police and other agencies who will be in involved in the inquests. |
| Campaigner Julie Hambleton, from Justice 4 the 21, said: "All families involved in this horrendous atrocity should be able to effectively participate but without funding, without our legal team, we won't be able to do that so we may have to either just not attend or ask for an adjournment." | Campaigner Julie Hambleton, from Justice 4 the 21, said: "All families involved in this horrendous atrocity should be able to effectively participate but without funding, without our legal team, we won't be able to do that so we may have to either just not attend or ask for an adjournment." |