Overview
- The government will press a report-stage amendment on 19 January that brings intelligence agencies under the duty of candour only with head‑of‑service approval.
- Campaigners say the change creates a carve‑out, and Hillsborough families urge MPs to oppose it and back Ian Byrne’s alternative applying the duty to individual officers.
- Around 30 Labour MPs have signed Byrne’s amendment, raising the prospect of a rebellion after talks with Keir Starmer ended without a resolution.
- Liverpool and Greater Manchester mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham call for the amendment to be withdrawn, warning it risks undermining the law’s purpose.
- Ministers insist the duty will still apply to the security services, with Lisa Nandy saying they will not be exempt as discussions with families continue.