Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review

(asked on 1st September 2014) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the progress being made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Operation Red Field to review the 228 on-the-runs who received administrative comfort letters; and if she will make a statement.


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Theresa Villiers
This question was answered on 4th September 2014

As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.

I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.

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