Source · Select Committees · Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Recommendation 2
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Deferred
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Urge Executive to support communities addressing paramilitary murals and flags
Recommendation
Memorials, commemorative artefacts and flags glorifying paramilitary groups serve as a visual signifier of the coercive control that such groups attempt to have over communities and can retraumatise the victims and survivors of paramilitary violence. The PSNI does not always have sufficient political support to remove paramilitary flags. We urge the Executive, when fully restored, to support communities to address the continued presence of paramilitary murals, as per the recommendation in the 2021 Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition (FICT) Report, whilst cognisant of the need to ensure any fresh obligations placed on the police and public authorities are reasonable.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response completely deflects from the recommendation concerning paramilitary murals, instead discussing engagement between DWP and DfC on social security, credit services, and the development of a childcare strategy for Northern Ireland.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 23 May 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗