Mother and baby home survivors want redress scheme scrapped after High Court victory

The court declared that eight survivors including Philomena Lee, were denied fair procedures by the State’s Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation which operated between 2015 and 2021.

In a hugely significant victory for campaigners, the High Court has declared that the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation treated survivors unlawfully.

The ruling has called the commission's findings into question and survivors now say a much-criticised redress scheme must be scrapped as it was based on the "flawed" recommendations in the final report.