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<p>The access to justice unit was established in January 2015 to lead on consular
support provided to families bereaved through murder or manslaughter. This followed
an internal review of the support offered to these families conducted in 2014, and
recommendations made by the Foreign Affairs Committee in their 2014 Report on Foreign
and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Consular Services. The name of the unit was changed
to the Murder and Manslaughter Team shortly after it was established to better reflect
the unit’s purpose as a dedicated team supporting those bereaved through murder or
manslaughter overseas. This includes working closely with our posts overseas on these
often complex and long-running cases.</p>
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