NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News

A redress scheme for victims of historical child abuse must be part of the new programme for government, abuse survivors will tell politicians later.

Survivors will gather at Stormont to reveal details of a compensation scheme that they want the incoming executive to adopt.

They will set out recommendations for out-of-court payments as an alternative to civil court proceedings.

The report will also recommend two categories of compensation.

These include a “common experience payment” for all former residents of homes where abuse was endemic, as well as compensation in individual cases.