source: Liverpool Echo

published: 27 March 2025

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The promised new Hillsborough Law appears to be in chaos after a meeting between Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the families of those unlawfully killed in the 1989 disaster was cancelled amid concerns about bill the government has pledged to bring in.

Families and campaigners are said to be deeply unhappy after a summit with the Prime Minister, scheduled for today, was scrapped. The meeting was due to address worries that the bill has been watered down and will not offer the crucial protections the families of the 97 have campaigned for over many years.

A terrace crush at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield on 15 April 1989 resulted in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.

A Hillsborough Law is a package of new laws that aims to ensure other bereaved families do not go through the same painful experiences as those who lost loved ones at the Hillsborough Stadium disaster in 1989. The bill is intended to include a statutory duty of candour on public servants, backed by criminal sanctions, to force them to tell the truth during all forms of public inquiry and criminal investigation.

The package also includes a provision for a parity of legal funding for ordinary people forced to take on large institutions following tragic events, so that bereaved families have access to public funding.

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