Stormont urged to set up redress scheme for mother and baby home survivors

Abuse victim and campaigner Jon McCourt has urged the Stormont Executive to set up a redress scheme to operate in parallel with an inquiry into mother and baby and Magdalene Laundry institutions. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The Stormont Executive has been urged to set up a redress scheme to operate in parallel with an inquiry into mother and baby and Magdalene Laundry institutions.

The call came from Jon McCourt, who is among survivors of historical institutional abuse.