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Derry MLA - 'Long tale of underachievement in the North' ignored by Independent Review of Education

The Independent Review of Education has put a "welcome focus" on SEN (Special Educational Needs) and early years, according to Foyle MLA Pádraig Delargy (Sinn Féin) but "ignores the long tale of underachievement in the North". Speaking after the ...

14 Dec 2023 at 11:30

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Some Troubles investigations require public hearings to test evidence – Morgan

Public hearings will be necessary to test evidence in investigations into some Troubles deaths carried out by a new truth recovery body, its chief commissioner has said. Sir Declan Morgan, who will lead the Independent Commission for ...

26 Apr 2024 at 14:30

Troubles commission offers real opportunity for answers, says Derry man

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Troubles commission offers real opportunity for answers, says Sir Declan Morgan

The head of a new body set up to provide information over Troubles-related deaths has said he believes there is a real opportunity to deliver answers to victims, survivors and families. Derry native Sir Declan Morgan, incoming chief ...

26 Jul 2023 at 12:19

Northern Ireland

Lawfulness of immunity proposal will be tested in the courts, Morgan says

A controversial immunity provision in the Government’s bill to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles will be tested in court to see if it complies with human rights laws, Sir Declan Morgan has said. The former lord ...

29 Aug 2023 at 14:44

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Head of legacy body tells Strasbourg its work will be human-rights compliant

The head of a new information recovery body which has taken on responsibility for hundreds of unresolved Troubles deaths has insisted that commitment to human-rights principles will be paramount in its work. Sir Declan Morgan, ...

27 May 2024 at 12:00

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Immunity provision in Legacy Act is not human rights compliant, judge rules

Provisions for conditional immunity from prosecution for Troubles offences in the Government’s Legacy Act are not compatible with human rights legislation, the High Court has ruled. Delivering a judgment at Belfast High Court,...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:15

Northern Ireland

Suspended chief constable ‘strenuously denies any allegations of criminality’

A suspended chief constable who is under investigation following alleged sexual offences has said he “strenuously” denies any allegations of criminality. Will Kerr, Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, is being ...

26 Jul 2023 at 22:32

Northern Ireland

Ministers pressed on whether legal action over Legacy Act ‘helps or hinders’

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn has questioned whether the Government will be “helped or hindered” by legal action taken in defence of controversial legacy legislation. The Legacy Act received royal ...

24 Apr 2024 at 14:32

Northern Ireland

Ex-lord chief justice of Northern Ireland appointed to chair truth recovery body

Former lord chief justice of Northern Ireland Sir Declan Morgan has been chosen to chair the truth recovery body which the British Government hopes will deal with Northern Ireland’s past. The body forms a key ...

11 May 2023 at 19:42

Northern Ireland

Boutcher pledges to ensure truth recovery body gets ‘unfettered’ access

PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher has said he will personally ensure that a new truth recovery body gains unfettered access to sensitive police information during its investigations into Troubles deaths. ...

02 May 2024 at 15:43

Northern Ireland

Some Troubles investigations require public hearings to test evidence – Morgan

26 Apr 2024 at 11:16

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Growing waiting lists for care leaving thousands struggling, says MLA

Independent MLA Claire Sugden has said growing domiciliary care waiting lists are leaving thousands struggling, while costly alternatives are haemorrhaging money from the health service. Nearly 1,500 ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:37

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