People in Fermanagh will have the chance to give their reaction to the controversial suggestion that the British Government may be asked to formally say it fought a war against the IRA.

The newly formed, 'Consultative Group on the Past', will host a public meeting in the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen next Wednesday 16 January from 7-9pm. It was set up to look at how best to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.

The Group, which is co-chaired by Lord Eames and Denis Bradley, held the first of seven public meetings in Belfast on Monday evening when the idea that the Government should say it was involved in a war was raised.

Amid a heated meeting, there were a number of suggestions about how the group should move forward, another of which included the possibility of a amnesty for perpetrators in a bid to persuade people to own up to unsolved murders as part of a truth recovery process.

Other proposals include making the Historical Enquiries Team an independent body, separate from the PSNI, and widening its remit to cover the Republic. It has been proposed this new body could also employ former paramilitiaries to enable it to access further details about past killings carried out by them and their colleagues.

The group are also considering the possibility of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

For anyone who wants to put forward a view, but who can't make next week's meeting in Enniskillen, they can still make a written submission before 25 January either by post to the Secretary to Consultative Group on the Past, 20 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8GB; by email secretary@cgpni.org; or online at www.cgpni.org.

Each should give details of your perspective on the past, the lessons to be learned, and suggestions on the steps that may be taken to support the society in the future.

Public meetings will continue across Northern Ireland and, by the end of the month it is understood the Group will have met with 90 separate groups. A Report will of their proposals will be presented this Summer.