Question follow-through · 63126

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 765 and the judgment in R v Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2020] UKSC 19, what steps he is taking to address th

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
1 Jul 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 765 and the judgment in R v Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2020] UKSC 19, what steps he is taking to address th

  2. 1 Jul 2025

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The main issue here is the application of the Carltona principle in the context of ICOs. The previous Government’s attempt to address this following the 2020 Supreme Court judgment in Adams has been found by the Northern Ireland courts to be unlawful and ...

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