Policy paper
Hillsborough disaster report: government response
Response to Bishop James Jones' independent report on the families' experiences following the Hillsborough disaster.
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In 2017, Bishop James Jones published a report on the experiences of the families of the 97 people killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
This is the government response to his report. The response includes:
- the government signing a charter for families bereaved through public tragedy - to be known as the Hillsborough Charter
- introducing legislation for an organisational duty of candour for policing - part of the laid in Parliament on 6 December 2023
The was also published on 6 December 2023.
The was published on 31 January 2023.
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Published 6 December 2023
Last updated 13 December 2023
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