Written question asked by Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice) on Friday, 20 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Kincora Children's Home: Documents

Question: 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 this length of time has been chosen.

Answer: 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 opening dates can be found via this link to The National Archives’ online catalogue, Discovery. Members of the public may submit Freedom of Information requests in relation to information that has been withheld and they will then be re-reviewed to check if any further content can be released.

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