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Intelligence Services: Northern Ireland

Asked by John CooperConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 10771

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the security service personnel who have been charged with criminal offences alleged to have been committed during the Troubles between 1969 and1998, what sentences were imposed on those who were convicted.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The Ministry of Defence does not hold records relating to Security Service personnel.

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