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<p> </p><p>There have been no instances in which the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM)
has been issued in respect of paramilitaries in Northern Ireland since the current
Government came to power in May 2010<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>I am not aware
of any legal requirement to publish in the media information relating to the use of
the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM). In England and Wales, RPMs signed by HM the
Queen, on the advice of the Secretary of State, are then passed to the Clerk of the
Crown in Chancery for sealing, who by convention subsequently places the notice in
the London Gazette. By convention in Northern Ireland, RPMs signed by HM the Queen
are not subsequently placed in the Belfast Gazette.</p><p> </p>
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