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British Lawmakers Approve Hillsborough Law to Stop Official Cover-Ups After Tragedies
Ministers will amend the bill to cover intelligence services, and the law would expand legal aid and make misleading proceedings a criminal offence.
- On Tuesday, British lawmakers set the Public Office Bill to clear the House of Commons after ministers amended the legislation to include intelligence services under a "secure process" for disclosing information affecting national security.
- Named after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, the legislation aims to prevent cover-ups by imposing a legal duty of candour, though progress stalled earlier this year due to concerns over intelligence agencies' involvement.
- Victims' minister Catherine Atkinson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme "there is no carve-out" for security services, while the law compels public officials to act transparently during investigations, fulfilling a key 2024 Labour manifesto promise.
- Outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer steered the bill through its final Commons stages, calling the landmark law "a tribute to the incredible families" who fought for justice as it now heads to the House of Lords.
- Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham described the legislation as "a rewiring of the state," marking a transfer of power from authorities to ordinary people and ensuring no other community suffers similar institutional injustice.
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Hillsborough Law passes Commons in one of Keir Starmer's final acts as Prime Minister
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was “proud” to bring back the legislation, which aims to prevent cover-ups by requiring officials to be transparent during investigations and inquiries into failures by the state.
·Leeds, United Kingdom
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British lawmakers approve Hillsborough Law to stop official cover-ups after tragedies
British lawmakers have approved a law aimed at preventing police and officials from covering up errors and wrongdoing. Known as the Hillsborough Law, it imposes a duty of candor on public officials to tell the truth about public tragedies. This…
·Crystal River, United States
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Hillsborough law unanimously backed by MPs
Labour MP Ian Byrne, who was at Hillsborough during the fatal crush, was visibly emotional as he spoke in the chamber.
·London, United Kingdom
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