Question follow-through · 5353
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
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
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 8 Oct 2024 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2024
Question tabled
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
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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8 Oct 2024
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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