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.