Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 114755

Kincora Children's Home: Documents

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist Voice — North Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what review mechanisms are in place in respect of long term sealing of archived documents; for how long documents in respect of Kincora in Northern Ireland will be sealed; and for what reason thi

Answer

Ian Murray

Records held by The National Archives in respect of Kincora are predominantly available to the public. They do however contain some extracts that have been closed for various lengths of time as they contain personal data. A list of these records and their...

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