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Apologies to former child migrants

Recommendation

As we have set out in the institution-specific sections of the report, some institutions have still not apologised for their role in the child migration programmes. We recommend that they do so, as soon as possible. We recommend that they make such apologies not only through public statements but specifically to those child migrants for whose migration they were responsible.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- Between January and July 2020, multiple institutions involved in child migration programmes provided apologies, including the Sisters of Nazareth, Action for Children, Barnardo's, Catholic Church, Cornwall Council and the Salvation Army (Government Response, Various Institutions, January-July 2020).
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that the majority of named institutions had apologised as recommended (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
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Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

An apology by the Sisters of Nazareth was repeated during the Child migration programmes investigation (p126). Between January 2020 and July 2020, Action for Children, Barnardo's, Catholic Church in England and Wales, Church of England, Cornwall Council, Father Hudson's Care, Royal Over-Seas League, The Salvation Army UK, The Children's Society and The Prince's Trust apologised to former child migrants.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report Child Migration Programmes Investigation Report 01 Mar 2018
Responsible Bodies
Child Migration Institutions Primary
Themes & Tags
Duty of Candour implementation Child Migration Apologies Reparations
Recommendation age 8.5 yrs
Last formal update 1209 days ago