The Government must address concerns about the lack of any specific requirement for the investigations process to be ECHR-compliant; the de facto exclusion of most Troubles-related sexual crimes from the commission’s remit; the perceived risk that the Commission may disclose in its final reports the questions families have asked, or alternatively the risk that it may present its findings solely in reference to the questions posed, and views expressed, by families; the threshold for the exclus...

The Government must address concerns about the lack of any specific requirement for the investigations process to be ECHR-compliant; the de facto exclusion of most Troubles-related sexual crimes from the commission’s remit; the perceived risk that the Commission may disclose in its final reports the questions families have asked, or alternatively the risk that it may present its findings solely in reference to the questions posed, and views expressed, by families; the threshold for the exclusion from the commission process of individuals with long-term injuries; and the call from the commission itself for enhanced powers commensurate with tho Type: recommendation | Number: 5 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: The Government takes its human rights obligations very seriously. The Troubles Bill, alongside the Remedial Order, seeks to implement legacy mechanisms that are fully compliant with human rights. Clause 11(e) places the Commission under a duty to act cons