Hillsborough families to continue fight for new law despite Government response
by Eleanor Barlow
Dec 06, 2023
4 minutes
Hillsborough families have vowed to continue campaigning for a law which they describe as a “legacy” to the victims of the disaster, after the Government stopped short of introducing the legislation.
On Wednesday, ministers apologised for delays as they published a response to former bishop of Liverpool the Right Rev James Jones’s report into the experiences of families of the 97 victims of the tragedy, which happened at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at the Sheffield Wednesday stadium.
The Government said it had signed up to a Hillsborough Charter, pledging to place the public interest above its
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