Contents
2 Investigating historic allegations in Northern Ireland
The Legacy Investigations Branch
The status quo: a skewed system?
LIB: an independent investigation?
The potential for prosecutions
The Stormont House Agreement and a Historical Investigations Unit
3 The legal framework underpinning historic investigations against former service personnel
What constitutes an effective investigation?
4 The space for legal imagination: options for the Government
Option One: A statute of limitations
Option Two: Implement the Stormont House Agreement
Option Three: Implement the SHA and review the Northern Ireland Sentences Act
Option Four: Cease investigations
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
25 April 2017