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Kincora Children's Home: Documents

Commons · Question 114755 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2026

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Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what review mechanisms are in place in respect of long term sealing of archived documents; for how long documents in respect of Kincora in Northern Ireland will be sealed; and for what reason thi

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Answered by Ian Murray, 25 Feb 2026

Records held by The National Archives in respect of Kincora are predominantly available to the public. They do however contain some extracts that have been closed for various lengths of time as they contain personal data. A list of these records and their...