<p>The phrase “State related deaths” might mean little to the average person, but it's an umbrella term referring to a death in custody or a mental health setting. It also applies to situations when people have taken their own lives while in the armed forces or even to disasters like Grenfell or Hillsborough. </p><p>What all these have in common is that they are followed by inquests or public inquiries, where investigators or coroners try to work out what caused the deaths. </p><p>Public inquiries are set up to draw conclusions and release their findings, and coroners are required to write a "Prevention of Future Deaths" report when there are lessons to be learned. </p><p>Hundreds of these PFD reports are released in England and Wales each year - yet there is no system in place to ensure preventative changes are made. </p><p>In Scotland, the equivalent is a Fatal Accident Inquiry. It's held by a procurator fiscal - and not a coroner - in front of a sheriff, and has a wider remit than an inquest. It too, can flag up systemic failures that led to a death, and precautions that should be made in future. </p><p>So should the UK have a body that ensures these warnings are heeded?</p><p>Also on the programme:
The government has welcomed Law Commission reforms to Wills - which includes new protections against so-called "predatory marriages".
And the Supreme Court case which could change the rules for all divorces in England and Wales. </p><p>Presenter: Joelle Grogan
Producers: Ravi Naik and Charlotte Rowles
Editor: Tara McDermott</p><p>Contributors:
Deborah Coles, Director of the charity Inquest
Kate Stone, barrister at Garden Court North chambers
Alexander Learmonth KC, barrister at New Square chambers
Tracey Moloney, Moloney Family solicitors</p>
