The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has the principal objective of promoting reconciliation.
It will seek to achieve this through recovery of information about deaths and serious injuries for victims, survivors and their families, using its unique powers to obtain evidence without fear or favour wherever it may be held.
The credibility of the Commission will be paramount to achieve this, and it will be of the utmost importance that mechanisms are in place to enable the body to uphold its values and create the right culture.
The Commission is also under a duty not to do anything which would put the life or safety of anyone at risk, have a prejudicial effect on any actual or prospective criminal prosecution or prejudice or risk prejudicing national security interests of the United Kingdom.
The Commission should operate to high standards to gain public trust and confidence.
This Code of Conduct sets out the principles for how all in the Commission should act, from Commissioners, to investigative officers and corporate support officers.
It covers those on secondment, loans, fixed term contracts, via agencies and contracted arrangements.
This Code will assist you in how you conduct yourself on behalf of the Commission.
It is supplemented by specific policies and procedures that the Commission has adopted in certain areas to elaborate on the values set out above.
In circumstances where such policies and procedures do not specifically set out a course of action, these values should inform how you behave.
If you are in doubt about the interpretation of the Code, please speak to your Line Manager in the first instance.
The Code should be read alongside and in addition to the Seven Principles of Public Life and other professional standards obligations that apply to specific cadres of staff within the Commission, for example those designated with the powers of a police constable, legal professionals, or those from other professions.