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Hillsborough Law to Return to Commons This Week After Fears About Summer Delay
The bill would impose a duty of candour on officials and expand legal aid for bereaved families, after months of delays over security service concerns.
- The Public Office Bill, known as the Hillsborough Law, returns to the House of Commons this week for its final Report Stage and Third Reading after months of delays.
- Stalled since January, the bill faced disputes over whether security services including MI5 could opt out of a duty of candour to protect national security during inquiries.
- Breaking the impasse, the Government conceded there will be "no carve-outs, no exemptions for security services or anyone else," requiring intelligence employees to submit information to organization heads for disclosure to investigators.
- Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, hailed the breakthrough as an "overwhelming victory," marking a major step toward ensuring families never again fight decades for the truth.
- Once the bill clears its Commons stages, the legislative journey continues in the House of Lords, where campaigners will work with peers to ensure the law reaches the statute book.
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Hillsborough Law breakthrough in PM's last week as new agreement reached
EXCLUSIVE: Officials have confirmed to The Mirror that a breakthrough has been made in getting the Hillsborough Law back before MPs this week, with a new process for making intelligence service staff comply with a duty of candour
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