Statement on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The UK Government remains confident that the Act provides a robust and effective framework to allow the ICRIR to discharge our legal obligations.
60% : The UK Government urged the Irish Government, before considering action, to engage directly with the Commission to understand better its plans for the implementation of the legislation, particularly given that effective information recovery for many families will require cross-border cooperation.
55% : The overriding purpose of the Legacy Act is to enable more victims and survivors to obtain more information faster than can be achieved under current legacy mechanisms.
41% : Indeed the Irish Government should urgently clarify the number of criminal prosecutions brought in Ireland since 1998 relating to Troubles cases.
38% : They have been critical about our proposed approach on the grounds that it moves away from a focus on criminal prosecutions.

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