Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
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Overview of the Act
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The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act ("the HIA Act") will provide the legal framework for delivering two of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: establishing a Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board ("the Redress Board") to administer a publicly funded compensation scheme and the creation of a statutory Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse ("the Commissioner").
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2019 c. 31
Royal Assent: 2019-11-05
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