Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn will seek support later on Wednesday in the House of Commons for a Remedial Order to remove some elements of the Legacy Act. Labour has introduced its Troubles Bill to replace the Act and end the immunity scheme in that legislation, which was ruled unlawful in the courts and has never been commenced. The scheme would have allowed perpetrators of Troubles-related crimes to be given immunity from prosecution in exchange for co-operation with a truth recovery body. The Government’s Remedial Order also seeks to remove the bar on new civil claims over Troubles cases. Mr Benn said: “Today, I am asking the House to endorse a Remedial Order to remove indefensible and legally defective provisions contained in the previous government’s Legacy Act.

Source: The Herald January 21, 2026 06:13 UTC