Member

The Government may intend the legacy commission to provide an effective alternative, but we cannot assume that every case will be resolved before it closes, or that new evidence will never emerge. Why, therefore, remove the power to provide for future inquests? Again, I fear that a provision presented as offering finality and reassurance to veterans may be understood by victims’ families as the closing of another route to justice. How will the Government guarantee effective investigations where new evidence emerges after the commission has closed?