Veterans: Northern Ireland
(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has issued guidance on the relevance of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 to investigations relating to Operation Banner.
Answered by
Calvin Bailey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
This question was answered on 7th September 2026
The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 is limited in scope to legal proceedings arising from overseas military operations outside the British Islands. The Act has no application for actions committed in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner.
This Government has brought forward separate legislation to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.