HIA-12 Response Accepted

Financial Contributions from Institutions

Recommendation

We recommend that any voluntary institution found by the Inquiry to have been guilty of systemic failings should be asked to make an appropriate financial contribution to the overall cost of the HIA Redress Board and any specialist support services recommended by the Inquiry.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- Three of the six voluntary institutions identified by the Inquiry as having systemic failings have made financial contributions to the overall cost of the HIA Redress Board (Northern Ireland Executive, September 2024).
- Three institutions have not made financial contributions as of the most recent published update in September 2024.
- No published information on the total financial contributions received or outstanding from voluntary institutions has been identified to March 2026.
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Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Accepted Northern Ireland Executive
06 Sep 2024

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Progress Timeline
Official Report
06 Sep 2024

Three of the six voluntary institutions identified by the Inquiry as having systemic failings have made financial contributions to the overall cost of the HIA Redress Board and specialist support services: the De La Salle Order, the Sisters of Nazareth, and the Good Shepherd Sisters. As of September 2024, three institutions have not yet contributed.

Source
Source
Inquiry HIA Inquiry
Report Report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry 20 Jan 2017
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Responsible Bodies
Northern Ireland Executive Primary
Themes & Tags
Taxpayer value from government contracts Financial Contribution Institutions Accountability
Recommendation age 9.4 yrs
Last formal update 633 days ago