The Accountability and Reparations investigations of the IICSA has already carried out a large amount of work. Last month a report with its preliminary recommendations was published.
And watch out for the November hearings
The Accountability and Reparations investigations of the IICSA has already carried out a large amount of work. Last month a report with its preliminary recommendations was published.
Two further issues have arisen which about which the inquiry will hear more evidence in November this year. Those issues are:
In the meantime, the report focused on claims for compensation from “an institution which has legal responsibility for the perpetrator”. As yet, the inquiry does not appear to have turned its mind to those cases which are not based on vicarious liability, but instead based on breach of duty of care, or a failing under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Focusing on those vicarious liability claims, and taking into account the availability of compensation to claimants through criminal justice system and the CICA, the IICSA has come up with a number of key recommendations including:
It remains to be seen how quickly the Government will respond to this interim report. Given that an additional set of hearings is likely to take place in November, the Government may wait until the second report is published before making comment.
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