The Department of Justice said the unit will ‘endeavour to answer questions from victims’ and provide family reports ‘where possible’.

The study was led by researchers from Queen’s University Belfast.

A commission to investigate Troubles-related killings and a separate information recovery body will be established under the Bill.

The figures were released as MPs are set to debate and vote on the Government’s new legacy legislation later on Tuesday.

Mr Benn unveiled a legacy framework for dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past with Tánaiste Simon Harris last month.

A Bill presented to the UK Parliament on Tuesday seeks to prevent the former Sinn Féin president from securing compensation for being detained in the early 1970s.

The draft laws came after the UK government unveiled a joint framework agreed upon with the Irish Government last month.

The ex-Sinn Féin president said he was consulting lawyers after a Bill was tabled to prevent him securing a payout over his internment in the 1970s.

A 2020 Supreme Court ruling had paved the way for Mr Adams to secure compensation for his detention without trial in the early 1970s.

‘No, it’s for veterans, and obviously we need to make all of the arrangements workable in practise,’ Sir Keir Starmer said.

MLAs debated a new legacy framework at the NI Assembly on Tuesday.

Northern Ireland political parties have given a mixed response to a new legacy framework published by the UK and Irish governments.

The UK and Irish governments have unveiled new-look legacy mechanisms to examine cases linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Simon Harris will stress that the timeline for making the reforms to the Legacy Commission would not result in a timely outcome for Mr Brown’s widow.

Tánaiste Simon Harris will join Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn on Friday afternoon to formally unveil the proposals

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn and Tánaiste Simon Harris will unveil the framework on Friday

The Labour Government came to power with a pledge to replace and repeal the controversial 2023 Legacy Act introduced by the Conservatives.

UK prime minister Keir Starmer hosted Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Chequers on Friday.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to travel to the UK for the meeting with Keir Starmer on Friday.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said an agreement on legacy issues relating to the Troubles was close to being agreed.

Over the past year, the UK and Irish Governments have engaged in a process for ‘root and branch’ reform of the Legacy Act and the ICRIR.

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery said their families have spent decades waiting for answers.

In a call with Micheál Martin, the UK prime minister had what was described as a ‘constructive discussion’ on dealing with the legacy of the conflict

A Supreme Court judgment in 2020 paved the way for the ex-Sinn Fein president to secure compensation over his internment without trial in the 1970s.

Speaking ahead of the engagements, Hilary Benn said the UK government is committed to repealing and replacing the Legacy Act.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long said the Ombudsmans’ office received around eight such complaints a year.

Tanaiste Simon Harris met political leaders in Belfast on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to shape mechanisms for dealing with legacy issues.

Tánaiste Simon Harris reiterated his support for the family of the murdered GAA official during a visit to Belfast.

Speaking ahead of the visit, the Tanaiste said he has consistently said the Legacy Act is ‘not fit for purpose’.

Simon Harris was speaking on the 51th anniversary of the atrocity.

The ICRIR was created by the controversial Legacy Act which halted scores of civil cases and inquests into Troubles deaths.

Ireland is still not at the point of dropping its interstate case against the UK over the contentious Legacy Act, the Tánaiste has said.

Lady O’Loan herself survived an IRA bombing at Ulster Polytechnic, Jordanstown, in 1977.

The former Sinn Féin leader said it was now ‘obvious’ the Labour Government will not repeal the Legacy Act.

The Northern Ireland Secretary acknowledged there is scepticism about the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.

The Prime Minister spoke after criticism of the Government’s proposed repeal of legislation that had put a stop to such civil claims.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn this week set out the Government’s plan to repeal and replace the previous government’s Legacy Act.

The ICRIR has announced a number of new cases in its information recovery stage.

The UK government is to challenge a critical court ruling on the Legacy Act.

Sir Declan Morgan said a Court of Appeal judgment had “clearly and unequivocally” endorsed the independence of the commission.

The Court of Appeal part allowed an appeal taken by several Troubles victims against the body created by the last government’s Legacy Act.

Different challenges against a High Court judgment on the contentious legacy laws were mounted by bereaved relatives and the UK government.

The British government announced this week that a public inquiry would be held into the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.