AQW 7490/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on a redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 26 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 26 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 12 March 2024
- Answered
- 14 March 202417 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
As of 31 January 2024, the Redress Board has received 4,283 applications, of which 9 remain non-compliant or incomplete. Redress Board panels have considered 4,211 applications making award determinations totalling £83,656,250, with £81,042,472 having been paid directly into the applicant or applicant’s solicitor’s account. As of 31 January 2024, 63 compliant applications remained to be considered by a panel.
Electronic versions of each of the three Board Annual Reports are available via the Assembly Library.
The Redress Scheme is due to close to applications in April 2025.