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Week 1 31 May 2017 Opening Statements In Care Abuse Survivors (INCAS) Former Boys and Girls Abused of Quarriers Homes (FBGA) Quarriers Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul Sisters of Nazareth Good Shepherd Siste...

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

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 “...

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.

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 the...

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...

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...

"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,...

Protocol on information