What is the Northern Ireland Legacy Bill?

The bill would end Troubles-era cases and inquests and offer a conditional amnesty to those accused of killings.

Victims groups are opposed to the Legacy Bill - these protesters are from the South East Fermanagh Foundation

The ICRIR will have a £250m budget and a staff of several hundred. It will be led by retired judge, Sir Declan Morgan and will run for five years.Sir Declan Morgan is the former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and will be leading the recovery body ICRIR Northern Ireland Victims' Commissioner Ian Jeffers has said: "We would love to see the bill withdrawn, it is as simple as that".One such group - Relatives for Justice - has said if made law, it would "remove all rights and access to justice" and called it "anti-victim, anti-human rights and anti-rule of law".

The legislation is also opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties and by the Irish government.

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