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Hilary Benn begins repeal of ‘completely wrong’ NI Legacy Act

The act was introduced by the government to controversially attempt to “draw a line” under the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

It was first proposed in 2021 by the then prime minister Boris Johnson as a solution to ending what he called “vexatious prosecutions” of former soldiers, and was passed in 2023.

It created a new legacy body known ICRIR to take over all Troubles-era cases from 1 May 2024, including those on the desk of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

The act shuts down all historical inquests and it also offered conditional amnesty to suspects.

The court ruled the conditional immunity part of the act was incompatible with human rights’ legislation and the Windsor Framework.

In late July, the Labour government wrote to the Belfast courts abandoning an appeal against the striking out of the amnesty clause in the legislation.


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