HIA Redress Board
HIA Inquiry · Report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry · Issued 20 January 2017 · Addressed to: Victims and Survivors Service, Northern Ireland Executive
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
We consider the appropriate method of administering the compensation scheme is to create a specific Historic Institutional Abuse Redress Board for that purpose, and we so recommend. The HIA Redress Board should be responsible for receiving and processing applications for, and making payments of, compensation.
HIA Inquiry, Report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry · 20 Jan 2017 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The Board received over 5,000 applications and has been processing claims and making payments as recommended (HIA Redress Board).
Response — verbatim from government
●Northern Ireland Executive
No formal government response published.
Northern Ireland Executive · 31 Mar 2020 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 31 Mar 2020 The Historic Institutional Abuse Redress Board was established and opened on 31 March 2020 to administer the compensation scheme. The Board received 5,496 applications before its closure on 2 April 2025, making 4,449 determinations that totalled £99.2 million in compensation to victims and survivors. Source →
- 1 Jan 2025 · The Executive Office (NI) HIA Redress Board operational since March 2020. By December 2024: 4,870 applications received; 4,449 final determinations made; award determinations totalling £99.2 million. Applications closed 2 April 2025 with 5,496 total applications. View source → Confirmed Completed
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