Published Monday, 19 July 2010
The Northern Ireland Office released the public response to the Consultative Group on the Past's document, which was published in January 2009.
The report made a total of 31 recommendations, which included a £12,000 reconciliation payment to families of those killed in the Troubles, including relatives of dead paramilitaries.
Another proposal was the development of an independent legacy commission to investigate unsolved killings and a reconciliation forum to tackle social issues arising from the conflict.
The report was put out for public consultation in June 2009 by Secretary of State Sean Woodward.
There were a total of 246 respondents to the report, 72 of which were organisations, parties or professionals. The remaining 174 were individuals, the majority of whom rejected the whole document.
Current Secretary Of State Owen Paterson will now carry out a review of the responses gathered through the public consultation.
In a statement he said he is committed to listening to the views of people from across the community and hopes releasing the findings demonstrates the transparent and measured approach he intends to take.
'Disgrace'
Raymond Elliott, who has been on medication ever since he pulled bodies from the rubble of the Shankill bombing sixteen years ago, is highly critical of the report.
"Money can never bring back what's happened. Plus Eames and Bradley have never seen the mess that a bomb can cause. You have to be there to understand.
"It's a disgrace - two men trying to wipe the slate clean and offer people money. The money they're using now could have been used to help young victims."
Victims campaigner Raymond McCord has said there needs to be a new approach to dealing with the past.
"A group should be set up made up of victims and ask the victims what is the way forward for us. Until victims are represented on these groups, as far as I'm concerned, it's a complete waste of time and money."