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Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s past: The UK Government's New Proposals

Status: Closed Opened: 29 Apr 2020 Closed: 12 Oct 2023 13 recommendations 3 conclusions 1 report

The Committee has launched an inquiry to examine the UK Government’s proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. On 18 March, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, outlined the Government’s new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in a written statement to the … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report: Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s P… HC 329 26 Oct 2020 16 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
5 Recommendation Third Report: Addressing the Legacy of … Accepted

The Government is right to recognise the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland by decoupling Northern...

The Government is right to recognise the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland by decoupling Northern Ireland legacy issues from the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill. Any attempts to conflate the two must be resisted. (Paragraph 20) Consultation and legislation Read more

Government response AI summary
The government welcomed the committee's recognition of decoupling NI legacy issues from the Overseas Operations Bill and reaffirmed its commitment to address NI veteran needs as part of a wider legacy package, aligning with the recommendation to resist conflation.
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6 Recommendation Third Report: Addressing the Legacy of … Accepted

We are dismayed by the lack of consultation and engagement with representative groups by the...

We are dismayed by the lack of consultation and engagement with representative groups by the NIO on its new proposals both before and after the publication of the WMS in March 2020. The WMS was a unilateral and emphatic announcement of intent rather than part of a meaningful consultation process. … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government explicitly agreed with the committee's recommendation to conduct a transparent and meaningful consultation with victims' groups, political parties, and the Irish Government before publishing legacy legislation.
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Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
22 Jun 2022 Barra McGrory, former Northern Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Declan Morgan, former Northern Ireland Lord Chief Justice View ↗
21 Jun 2022 Session View ↗

Who gave evidence

2 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Barra McGrory, former Northern Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions — 1
Sir Declan Morgan, former Northern Ireland Lord Chief Justice — 1

Correspondence

9 letters
DateDirectionTitle
4 Jul 2022 — Correspondence from the Ambassador of Ireland to the UK, relating to NI Trouble…
29 Jun 2022 — Correspondence from the Ulster Unionist Party, relating to the Addressing the L…
22 Jun 2022 — Correspondence from the Ulster Unionist Party, relating to the Addressing the L…
21 Apr 2022 — Correspondence from the Minister of State for Northern Ireland, relating to the…
1 Dec 2021 — Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, relating to th…
13 Jan 2021 — Correspondence from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, relating to t…
2 Dec 2020 — Correspondence from the Ambassador of Ireland to the United Kingdom, relating t…
2 Dec 2020 — Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, relating to th…
16 Sep 2020 — Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, relating to ma…