Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 87728

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery will have the power to compel witnesses.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The ICRIR currently has the power to require a person to provide information or produce any documents they have in their possession, for examination or testing. Failure to comply with this can result in a financial penalty of up to £5,000. This power will...

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