Summary
The Executive Office is seeking your views on the draft legislation required to implement a number of the recommendations in the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry Report (the Hart Report). The consultation paper and the draft legislation is provided on this page.
Documents
- Historical Institutional Abuse – A Consultation Paper
- Historical Institutional Abuse - Consultation Questionnaire
- Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Bill
- Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Bill – Explanatory and Financial Memorandum
- Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Bill
- Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Bill – Explanatory and Financial Memorandum
- The Historical Institutional Abuse Subordinate Legislation
Consultation description
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry Report was published in January 2017, shortly before the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive. Preparatory work around those recommendations in the HIA Inquiry Report which require a statutory foundation has been completed and a public consultation has now been launched on the following draft legislation:
- a Bill for a Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse (COSICA);
- a Bill for an HIA Redress Board; and
- subordinate legislation dealing with the detail of compensation proposals.
To read the ‘Historical Institutional Abuse Consultation: Report on Responses’ access the link below:
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.