Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 5353

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his speech of 7 September 2024, entitled A new chapter in the UK-Ireland relationship, when he plans to set out his plans to increase the independence of the Independent Commission on R

Answer

Hilary Benn
The High Court found the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) to be independent and capable of conducting human rights compliant investigations. The recent Court of Appeal judgment also recognised the structural indep...

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