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Committing to Human Rights laws and the rights of victims and families was the key message Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery Sir Declan Morgan delivered to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Thursday. The full briefing provided to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg is provided here.

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation has agreed arrangements with the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), to provide independent oversight of the use of police powers by designated Commission officers in England and Wales.

This policy sets out the Commission’s position in relation to conflicts of interest that are actual, potential or perceived in relation to the involvement of ICRIR officers in their operational duties.

This policy explains how ICRIR meets the standards of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

ICRIR's privacy notice sets out how it gathers, stores and uses personal data.

This policy sets out the Commission’s position in relation to meeting with requesting individuals and families in a place or venue which is situated away from the Commission’s premises (off site).

This policy sets out the principles, processes and governance arrangements that will assist the Commission in meeting its responsibilities of ensuring that people participating in the Commission are not harmed and that there are effective procedures in place for the referral of child and adult safeguarding concerns to the relevant agencies. The below policy sets out the Commission’s position in relation to the engagement or presence of children at its premises. For the purpose of this policy, ‘children’ refers to people under 18 years of age i.e. those who have not yet had their 18th birthday.

This policy sets out the processes and procedures adopted by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery in responding to abusive, unreasonable, or vexatious communications by members of the public.

This document sets out the language we use to describe our work. We have carefully considered advice on this from groups and organisations we have met and their guidance is reflected in the wording we use.