Abuse Inquiry to Hold First Hearing

UTV
January 27, 2014

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An inquiry into alleged historical child abuse in Northern Ireland's church and state-run homes will have its first formal hearing on Monday.

Earlier this month, former senior judge Sir Anthony Hart opened the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry in Banbridge.

It will examine the extent of wrongdoing in a number of institutions including industrial schools, workhouses, and borstals.

It is the biggest inquiry of its kind in the UK and is tasked with looking into child abuse in 13 church and state run homes.

Many were run by religious orders which at the time evaded scrutiny.