Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 113178

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 24 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the number of prosecutions that have been made against security forces for troubles related crimes; and how many of these prosecutions relate to (a) murder, (b) m

Answer

Hilary Benn

The Government does not hold all of the specific information that has been requested. We understand that, between 1 January 2012 and December 2024, 68 cases for potential prosecution were considered in Northern Ireland in relation to Troubles-related case...

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