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Third Report: Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past: the Government’s New Proposals (Interim Report)
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
HC 329
Published 26 October 2020
Government response
Third Special Report - Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s past: the Government’s New Proposals: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2019–21 · published 18 Jan 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Accepted
The Government is right to recognise the unique circumstances in Northern Ireland by decoupling Northern...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response 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.
Northern Ireland Executive
Northern Ireland Office
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Recommendation
Accepted
We are dismayed by the lack of consultation and engagement with representative groups by the...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response 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.
Northern Ireland Executive
Northern Ireland Office
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