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By "legal representation" we mean a lawyer who acts for you on your instructions in relation to your role in the Inquiry. An application form is included with the protocol.

This protocol sets out how to claim compensation, and the process for deciding claims. “Loss of time” means wages or other earnings you lose because you had to come to the Inquiry. You can claim the money (after tax) you lose, from the Inquiry – this is “...

This protocol sets out how to apply to have your expenses paid, and the process for deciding applications.

By "legal representation" we mean a lawyer who acts for you on your instructions in relation to your role in the Inquiry. An application form is included with the protocol.

"Redaction" is the process of removing information from documents. It usually means blacking out any words which would reveal a person’s identity. Redaction is used to protect people who say they were abused (and their relatives), people accused of abuse,...

Evidence is information. We need evidence about all the things that are covered by our Terms of Reference. There are different types of evidence. What a witness tells us at a session or interview can be written down in a statement. Their statement is then...

It is intended to provide general information and guidance on some of the procedures that take place in advance of an Inquiry hearing. For information on procedures at hearings see the separate guidelines in relation to hearings. There is a link to this g...

Protocol on information

A restriction order can protect a person’s identity by granting them anonymity. “Anonymity” means keeping the person’s identity private. An application form to make, change or cancel a restriction order is at the end of the protocol. The protocol describe...

To be a “core participant” you have to have a significant role in the Inquiry. A core participant could be a person, a group, or an organisation. The significant role could be about all or only some of the things the Inquiry is looking into. A core partic...