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Historic abuse compensation scheme opens for applications

The Historical Institutional Abuse inquiry, published in January 2017, recommended compensation for abuse victims. File picture by Colm Lenaghan, Pacemaker
CLAIRE SIMPSON
Victims of historical institutional abuse can apply for compensation from today. Anyone who was resident in an institution in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995 and suffered or witnessed abuse [...]

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