Tag

Redress

Recommendations related to redress

6 recommendations 83% accepted

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Government Response

Accepted (4)

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

6 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 …

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-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…