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In our view, there is nothing on the face of the bill which would support...
Conclusion
In our view, there is nothing on the face of the bill which would support the Secretary of State’s insistence that a mere ‘risk’ of damaging national security constitutes a high bar, nor that the bill’s threshold corresponds to the bar set in other comparable legal proceedings for preventing disclosure. (Conclusion, Paragraph 44)
Source
Committee
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Report
3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
07 Sep 2026
HC 162
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Report published
07 Sep 2026