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David Lammy says the proposed duty of candour legislation is expected back before MPs. Campaigners are continuing to press for the rules to apply fully to the security services.
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00:01The Hillsborough Law is expected to return to Parliament before the summer break,
00:05with David Lammy saying he's confident it'll come back before MPs in the coming days.
00:10The proposed Public Office Accountability Bill would create a duty of candour for public officials during inquiries and investigations.
00:17The legislation takes its name from the Hillsborough disaster in 1989,
00:21where 96 football fans died at the football stadium and 97 died overall.
00:27Questions remain over whether security services will be included after earlier concerns about the bill.
00:34Campaigners say they want full accountability,
00:37while the government says that it is committed to bringing the legislation back before recess.
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