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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 26 February 2025
Debate
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024Contribution
The Government have said that the ICRIR will have unparalleled access to information. However, given the findings in Dillon, Brown, Thompson and the Kenova cases, and the ongoing Supreme Court cases, all of which are focused on protecting information, it is not surprising that people are rejecting the ICRIR as an agency capable of dealing with their cases, actually finding out what happened and reporting on it. People think that the courts have got it right in these cases, not the Government. Why would the Government release information to the ICRIR which they are fighting in the Supreme Court to withhold from the coroner?
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