Question follow-through · 87728
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery will have the power to compel witnesses.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery will have the power to compel witnesses.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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11 Nov 2025
Answer published
The ICRIR currently has the power to require a person to provide information or produce any documents they have in their possession, for examination or testing. Failure to comply with this can result in a financial penalty of up to £5,000. This power will...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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