Northern Ireland
Recommendations related to northern ireland
8
Recommendations
62% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (5)Under Review (2)Not Applicable (1)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 3 inquiries
Across 3 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
8 total
COVID-M2.1
Not Applicable
COVID-19 Inquiry
NI CMO Independence
The Department of Health (Northern Ireland) should reconstitute the role of the Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland as an independent advisory role. The Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland …
- This recommendation is addressed to the Department of Health (Northern Ireland), not the UK government. - The UK government stated in its Module 2 …
Department of Health NI
Northern Ireland Executi…
COVID-M2.6
Accepted
COVID-19 Inquiry
Enact Socio-economic Duty
The UK government should bring into force in England section 1 of the Equality Act 2010, implementing the socio-economic duty. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive should consider …
- The UK government stated in its Module 2 response (25 March 2026) that it is working toward commencement of the socio-economic duty under section …
Cabinet Office
COVID-M2.7
Under Consideration
COVID-19 Inquiry
Statutory Child Rights Impact Assessments
The UK government should introduce legislation to place child rights impact assessments on a statutory footing in England. The Northern Ireland Executive should consider an equivalent provision.
- The UK government stated in its Module 2 response (25 March 2026) that it does not intend to introduce legislation to make child rights …
Cabinet Office
COVID-M2.9
Under Consideration
COVID-19 Inquiry
NI Emergency Powers Review
The Northern Ireland Executive and UK government (in consultation with the Irish government where necessary) should review the structures and delegated powers of government in Northern Ireland to consider: the …
- This recommendation is primarily addressed to the Northern Ireland Executive and UK government jointly. - The UK government stated in its Module 2 response …
Northern Ireland Executi…
IBI-4a(i)
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Duty of Candour - Northern Ireland
Duty of candour: A statutory duty of candour in healthcare should be introduced in Northern Ireland.
- The Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt committed to advance proposals for an organisational duty of candour, and to consider a statutory individual duty …
Northern Ireland Executi…
R1
Accepted
Billy Wright Inquiry
Prison records retention
Given what we discovered about the destruction of prisoners' files, many of which would have been important historical records, we recommend that the SOSNI should satisfy himself whether any other …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
Northern Ireland Executi…
Secretary of State for N…
R2
Accepted
Billy Wright Inquiry
HMP Maghaberry lessons learned
Many of the problems of HMP Maze in 1997 arose from the fact that by then it was the sole prison in Northern Ireland holding the most dangerous terrorist prisoners. …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
Northern Ireland Executi…
Secretary of State for N…
R3
Accepted
Billy Wright Inquiry
Prison service reform process
We have identified a series of failures in the management of the NIPS in 1997. What we learned about the current management of the NIPS in the course of the …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
Secretary of State for N…
Northern Ireland Executi…