Hillsborough Law draft 'betrays' families - lawyer

Stewart Whittingham
BBC News, Liverpool

  • Published 22 April 2025

One of the lawyers who drafted the proposed Hillsborough Law has described the lack of decisive action so far as a "betrayal" of the families of the victims.

The legislation would demand public authorities and officials tell the truth and co-operate with official investigations and inquiries in the wake of major disasters, or face criminal sanctions.

The first draft of the bill also provided a commitment to legal funding for people facing official bodies.

Elkan Abrahamson, who has represented some of the families and acts as a director of the Hillsborough Law Now Campaign, said the current draft bill does not include any of those pledges.

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