Measures to be brought forward to ‘begin process of repealing Legacy Act’

Measures are to be brought forward to “begin the process” of repealing the previous UK government’s controversial Legacy Act.

Britain’s King Charles confirmed the move in his speech at the UK’s State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday.

Labour’s plan is to bring forward measures to begin the process of repealing and replacing the Act that gained royal assent just last year.

While the entire Act cannot be repealed without something in place to replace it, the UK government is expected to repeal the controversial policy of offering conditional immunity for Troubles crimes.

The Act, aimed at addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past has been almost universally opposed by parties and victims’ groups.

It offers a limited form of immunity for perpetrators of Troubles crimes in exchange for full co-operation with the truth recovery body, the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (Icrir), and halted civil cases and inquests which were not at…