Tag

Redress

Recommendations related to redress

7 recommendations 86% accepted

Tag overview

Government Response

Accepted (5)

Accepted in Part (1)

Awaiting Response (1)

Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 3 inquiries

Across 3 inquiries

HIA Inquiry IICSA Muckamore Abbey Inquiry

Tagged Recommendations

7 total

R106 Response Pending Muckamore Abbey Inquiry

Redress working party for MAH victims

In relation to direct redress, including consideration of financial compensation, we recommend that the DoH set up a small working party to consult with patients, service user groups and individuals …

No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.

Department of Health NI

93 Accepted IICSA

Financial redress for former child migrants

The Chair and Panel have recommended that the UK government establishes a financial redress scheme for surviving former child migrants, providing for an equal award to every applicant. This is …

- On 22 July 2019, the UK government stated that an ex gratia payment scheme opened to applicants on 1 March 2019 for former British …

UK Government

FR-19 Accepted in Part IICSA

Tiered Redress Scheme

The Inquiry recommends that the UK government establishes a single redress scheme in England and Wales, taking into account devolved responsibilities. The detailed rules of, and funding for, this redress …

- In May 2023, the government accepted this recommendation, stating it would introduce a redress scheme acknowledging institutional failures and would launch extensive engagement with …

UK Government

HIA-1 Accepted HIA Inquiry

Public Apology

We recommend that the Northern Ireland Executive and those who were responsible for each of the institutions investigated by the Inquiry where we found systemic failings should make a public …

- On 11 March 2022, in the Assembly Chamber of Parliament Buildings, five Northern Ireland Executive Ministers delivered a public apology to victims and survivors …

Northern Ireland Executi…

HIA-4 Accepted HIA Inquiry

Compensation as Lump Sum Payment

We therefore recommend that compensation should take the form of a lump sum payment.

- The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 established that compensation payments for survivors would take the form of lump sums, as recommended by …

Northern Ireland Executi…

HIA-5 Accepted HIA Inquiry

Publicly Funded Compensation Scheme

We recommend that the Northern Ireland Executive create a publicly funded compensation scheme.

- The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 established a publicly funded compensation scheme, receiving Royal Assent on 5 November 2019 (Historical Institutional Abuse …

Northern Ireland Executi…

HIA-7 Accepted HIA Inquiry

Compensation Amounts and Caps

We recommend that the amount of compensation should therefore consist of one or more of the following elements. (i) A standard payment of £7,500 payable to anyone who was abused, …

- The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 established the compensation structure, including a standard payment of £7,500, additional payments of £20,000 for those …

Northern Ireland Executi…