‘Time running out’ to press institutions to contribute to redress fund

(left to right) Cyril Glass of Survivors Together, Jon McCourt of Survivors North West and Gerry McCann of the Rosetta Trust give evidence to a meeting of the Stormont Executive Committee at Parliament Buildings in Belfast on Wednesday afternoon (NI Assembly/PA) -

Stormont has been urged to place a legal obligation on institutions to contribute to a redress fund for abuse survivors.

Concern was also voiced that scores of people who suffered abuse at institutions in Northern Ireland are still not aware of the redress scheme for which the deadline for applications is April 2.