Written Question · S3W-21542 · Session 3
Whether it considers that the Irish Residential Institutions Redress Board, said by Judge Sean Ryan, Chairperson of the Commission to Inqui…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Irish Residential Institutions Redress Board, said by Judge Sean Ryan, Chairperson of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, to have discharged its work smoothly and efficiently, provides a model for Scotland to emulate.
The answer
In addition to a public consultation on the possibility of an Acknowledgement and Accountability forum being established in Scotland for those who have been subject to institutional abuse, the Scottish Government is currently looking at a range of national and international models, including the Irish Redress approach. This work should be concluded by the summer when decisions will be reached on the way forward.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-21542 by reference.