Hampshire family of Chinook crash victim say new Hillsborough Law could provide "transparency"
It comes after the Hillsborough Law was introduced to Parliament yesterday
A Hampshire family of a Chinook helicopter crash victim say they hope the new Hillsborough Law could help to provide "transparency" for victim families.
It comes after the law was introduced into Parliament yesterday, with the hopes to compel authorities to act with honesty and integrity following the deaths of 97 football fans during the 1989 disaster at Sheffield Wednesday's ground.
Chinook helicopter crash families have campaigned for years after being told documents related to the crash would be sealed by the Ministry of Defence for 100 years.
Lucy Sparks, daughter of Major Gary Sparks who died in the helicopter crash, said: "We're really happy and we welcome the government's commitment to the Hillsborough Law.
"Firstly, I'd just like to say that we stand behind the Hillsborough families as a justice campaign group.
"We fully support their hard fought achievement through battling for so many years.
"To get that noted, it gives us optimism in terms of the bill coming to pass, but there is still a long way to go.
"We are in a position of kind of waiting for the full publication of the legislation.
"We'll obviously be following that through the House of Commons.
"We think it's a great first step, and of course fully in support of the legal duty of candour, which is a very important matter in our own case."
Lucy Sparks' father was one of 29 people killed in the crash, and she's part of the Chinook Justice Campaign Group.
The group have campaigned for years, calling for a public inquiry and the documents to be released.
They hope the new law will help them with their campaign.
Ms Sparks added: "Our whole campaign is based around the circumstances of the crash and who was responsible in terms of sending the helicopter up.
"It would be really important for us to get to the bottom of that.
"Of course, the grief will never go away.
"29 people were killed that night in June 1994, but if we can get answers, access to those documents and accountability from the Ministry of Defence, then it will go a long way in helping us to heal."