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PM to scrap spy chiefs' Hillsborough Law veto
Security chiefs will need court approval to withhold inquiry evidence, and the law will also cover counterterrorism police and defence intelligence.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will scrap a blanket veto for security service chiefs in the Hillsborough Law, following backlash from bereaved families and MPs.
- Designed to prevent cover-ups, the Hillsborough Law aims to enforce a "duty of candour" for public authorities; progress stalled earlier this year over disputes regarding how the law would apply to intelligence services.
- Under new plans, intelligence chiefs cannot unilaterally block evidence but must apply to court for exemptions, with the duty of candour requirement now falling on individual officers rather than agency heads.
- The government will also extend the law to cover Counter Terrorism Policing, the National Crime Agency, and Defence Intelligence, though officials conceded the bill will not pass this parliamentary session.
- With the next anniversary occurring on Wednesday, ministers intend to withhold compromise details until the following week, while Pete Weatherby of Hillsborough Law Now awaits formal confirmation from the government.
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