Information between 24th January 2024 - 20th October 2026
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Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
220 speeches (55,678 words) Committee of the whole House Monday 19th October 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) last provision is one that we have taken from other legislation, namely the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech 2: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) It is based on similar examples, including in the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Bill
88 speeches (23,968 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) grilling from noble Lords, rather than the Minister.During the passage of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Bill
114 speeches (26,913 words) Report stage Monday 22nd June 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) human rights in the event of overseas operations under the auspices of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Armed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)
156 speeches (22,648 words) Select Committee stage: 7th sitting Thursday 16th April 2026 - Public Bill Committees Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) clause 13 is that it would reinstate a duty removed during the passage of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
106 speeches (29,168 words) Report stage part two Wednesday 11th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Faulks (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I was able to find only one, the much-criticised Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution
169 speeches (26,658 words) Monday 14th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Stuart Anderson (Con - South Shropshire) The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021, for which I sat on the Bill Committee - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
157 speeches (10,708 words) Monday 24th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) also recognise that the previous Government put in place legislation—the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Remembrance and Veterans
127 speeches (28,982 words) Monday 28th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) We supported veterans through the provisions in our Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act - Link to Speech |
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Monday 7th September 2026
Report - 3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: by members of the armed forces deployed on overseas operations under the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Wednesday 29th April 2026
Written Evidence - Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner NITB0020 - Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: It is important to note that the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 limits |
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Monday 27th October 2025
Report - 8th Report - Proposal for a Remedial Order to amend the Human Rights Act 1998: Judicial Immunity Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 are within that Act, whereas the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Wednesday 15th October 2025
Written Evidence - Malone House Group LPNI0052 - The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: All other veterans had benefited from the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 |
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Thursday 8th May 2025
Written Evidence - Public Law Project ROL0015 - Rule of Law Rule of Law - Constitution Committee Found: . Disapplication or modification of the HRA: Repeal section 11 of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Thursday 30th January 2025
Written Evidence - 33 Bedford Row chambers NIL0010 - Northern Ireland Legacy Remedial Order Northern Ireland Legacy Remedial Order - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Tony Blair and the IRA: the ‘on the runs’ scandal, London 2016. 6 With the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Wednesday 29th January 2025
Written Evidence - 33 Bedford Row chambers LPNI0001 - The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: Johnson was forced to take account of the veterans in separate statutes: Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Veterans: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde) Monday 7th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has issued guidance on the relevance of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 to investigations relating to Operation Banner. Answered by Calvin Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People) The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 is limited in scope to legal proceedings arising from overseas military operations outside the British Islands. The Act has no application for actions committed in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner. This Government has brought forward separate legislation to deal with the legacy of the Troubles. |
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Army and Veterans: Civil Proceedings
Asked by: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer) Thursday 24th July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support and protect Army personnel and veterans from vexatious legal claims, and to provide veterans with protection against prosecutions. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The vast majority of Service personnel maintain the highest standards of behaviour, in the most challenging of circumstances. There are safeguards in place to reduce the risk of vexatious claims against them.
The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act was introduced in 2020 with the aim to provide greater certainty for service personnel and veterans in relation to claims and potential prosecution for historical events that occurred on overseas operations. This includes a statutory presumption against prosecution, meaning that it will be "exceptional" for Service personnel or veterans to be prosecuted in those circumstances.
The Act does not prevent victims of alleged offences by Service personnel from bringing forward their allegations, which will be investigated and, where appropriate, prosecuted.
All members of the Armed Forces, including the Reserve Forces and Ministry of Defence civilians, plus veterans, are provided with welfare and legal support at public expense where they face criminal or civil allegations that relate to actions taken during their employment or service, and where they were performing their duties. This applies regardless of where in the world the alleged offence took place, or when.
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Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021
Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber) Wednesday 4th December 2024 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to repeal the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Victims) Act 2021. Answered by Al Carns We have no plans to repeal the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021. |
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Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings
Asked by: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer) Thursday 14th March 2024 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what further action they plan to take to protect members of the security forces from vexatious court proceedings. Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence) The Government brought in The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021, which reduces the uncertainty faced by our Service personnel and veterans in relation to historical allegations and claims arising from overseas operations. This legislation provides a better legal framework for dealing with allegations or claims from any future overseas conflicts. The Government is committed to ensuring our Service personnel and veterans have access to the legal protections they deserve.
We are acutely aware of the individual human impact that historical investigations can place on those affected by them, and we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all Service personnel. |
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Support for Veterans: Policy overview - CBP-10130
Nov. 05 2024 Found: the consultation have not yet been published. 1.3 Legislation The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 - CBP-9958
Feb. 06 2024 Found: Northern Ireland Troubles Act 2023 and Overseas Operations Act 2021 The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Modern Conflict APPG Document: Accountability and Oversight of UK Special Forces: Full Report Found: 2021 between the Prosecutor of the ICC with the UK government regarding the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Wednesday 5th February 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases Document: (PDF) Found: One recent example was the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 202150 which |
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Wednesday 5th February 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases Document: (PDF) Found: 49 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/23/contents/enacted 50 Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |
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Wednesday 5th February 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases Document: (PDF) Found: One recent example was the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 202150 which amended |
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Wednesday 5th February 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases Document: (PDF) Found: pdf 49 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/23/contents/enacted 50 Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act |