Mother and Baby Homes: Timeline
Key dates in the inquiry's progress, assembled from its recorded milestones and hearing phases.
Hearing-phase dates are taken from the published hearing days; some earlier milestone dates are approximate where the inquiry has not published an exact date.
Milestones & hearing phases
Milestone
Hearing phase
Reports & costs
Still to come
Co-design panel reports
A co-design panel considering how an investigation and redress scheme should work reported to the Northern Ireland Executive.
Executive agrees to an investigation
The Northern Ireland Executive agreed to establish an investigation into mother and baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses.
Independent Panel appointed
An Independent Panel was appointed to lead the non-statutory investigation, ahead of a planned statutory Phase 2 public inquiry.
Independent Panel interim report
The Independent Panel published its interim report.
Redress Bill introduced
The Inquiry and Redress Scheme Bill, providing for a statutory Phase 2 public inquiry, was introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Bill passes Final Stage
The Inquiry and Redress Scheme Bill passed its Final Stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Independent Panel publishes final report
The Independent Panel, the non-statutory precursor investigation distinct from the planned statutory Phase 2 inquiry, published its final report, with recommendations addressed to the Executive rather than to this inquiry.
Final report (to be confirmed)
The inquiry has not yet reported.