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.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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