The government has announced plans to set up a redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Monday that the government will consult victims and survivors and draw on lessons from other jurisdictions to “deliver justice and an appropriate form of redress.”
Speaking to MPs in response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), Braverman called the redress scheme a “landmark commitment.”
The IICSA has revealed systemic failings, with “adults and organisations repeatedly putting their reputations ahead of protecting vulnerable children – either ignoring or actively covering up abuse,” the report said (pdf).
The inquiry recommended setting up a redress scheme that will provide payments to eligible applicants through a two-tiered system, based on a fixed flat-rate recognition payment, with the option to apply for a second-tier payment….