Source · Select Committees · Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Recommendation 1
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NIO’s pre-announcement consultation strategy for Joint Framework generated significant criticism and distrust.
Conclusion
The NIO’s consultation and communications strategy prior to the announcement of the Joint Framework attracted criticism from families, victims-survivors and others. The contents of the Joint Framework and the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill may be interpreted by those who raised such concerns as evidence that Ministers were listening, but this does not make up entirely for the frustration, distrust and scepticism that some people experienced along the way. (Conclusion, Paragraph 19)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 12 February 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗