With the House of Commons due to commence consideration of the Government's proposed amendments to the Troubles Bill on Monday (19th October), the Commons Library has updated its research briefing on this subject:

Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner David Johnstone has expressed serious concerns about the Government's proposed legacy legislation, warning that it could expose former service personnel to further investigations and prolonged legal proceedings.

Two former senior Army commanders have warned that the Government's latest amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill still leave veterans exposed to repeated investigations and legal proceedings.

Al Carns MP, the former Armed Forces Minister, has tabled amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill intended to transfer previously halted Troubles-related inquests to the new Legacy Commission. This post has now been extended to include explanation of the UK-Ireland Joint Framework.

The Government has today laid before Parliament the promised package of amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill which it says will "provide lasting protections which ensure former Armed Forces and police personnel are treated with fairness, dignity and respect."

Reports that £800 million of planned military housing investment has been postponed raise an immediate question for Service families: what improvements can they now expect during this Parliament?

Our recent Member Opinion on Sir David Davis MP’s Military Operations Bill raised a number of questions about the proposed new legal framework for military operations, including the extent of the duty to investigate allegations of serious wrongdoing.

In this post former BAFF chair Douglas Young, a retired lawyer and reserve Lt Col, commends Sir David Davis's Military Operations Bill but queries the media spin that the Bill would "force ministers to own their decisions", and raises further questions in what Young believes is a "discussion worth having".

The new Northern Ireland Secretary does not believe that any former British soldier would face prosecution under the controversial Troubles Bill. Read on for

Following an evidence session with her on Wednesday (26 Mar), the House of Commons Defence Committee has recommended the Defence Secretary to proceed with the appointment of his preferred candidate for Armed Forces Commissioner, retired RAF Air Commodore Polly Miller-Perkins.

The Labour Party's 2024 General Election manifesto included a commitment to "strengthen support for our Armed Forces communities by putting the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law", and in June 2025 following a Defence Committee report on the Armed Forces Covenant, the Government committed to extending the Covenant’s Legal Duty to all UK Government departments and the devolved administrations.