Islington Council extends consultation on payout for abuse survivors.
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Islington Council has extended the consultation on a proposal to give a one-off support payment of £8,000 to survivors of abuse suffered while placed in one of its children’s homes between 1966 to 1995.
It will now run until June 2, to give more time for people to take part.
The scheme would allow survivors of emotional, physical or sexual abuse to receive financial support without having to bring a compensation claim.
Sometimes this can lead to re-traumatisation because of lengthy processes.
The Islington Survivors Network (ISN), which has long campaigned for justice, has broadly welcomed the plans they say would get a payment many survivors might otherwise have nothing.
They have displayed dignity and courage throughout this incredibly difficult time as their patience and understanding has been invaluable whilst we built a strong case against Lamb.
“They have had to carry with them the trauma of his criminal actions since their childhood and I sincerely hope that they are now able to feel some sense of justice has been achieved and they can look to hopefully move forward knowing he is in prison where he belongs.
The Islington Survivors Network (ISN), which supports people who were abused in council-run homes and foster care between the 60s and 90s, reported the Islington crime to the Met four years ago.
A council is to spend millions of pounds to compensate victims of a child sex abuse scandal that Scotland Yard refused to investigate.
Islington Council in London expects to pay out £16 million to those abused by paedophiles in its care homes over almost three decades. As many as 2,000 victims could come forward.
Campaigners have welcomed the move but feel betrayed by the police, who, they say, allowed perverts to escape justice despite dozens of victims coming forward and a damning official report identifying suspects.
Islington Council in London expects to pay out millions to those abused by paedophiles in its care homes over almost three decades
Dr Liz Davies of Islington Survivors Network
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Survivors of abuse in Islington care homes are set to receive thousands of pounds as part of a proposed payment scheme.
Islington Council has outlined its plan to give the sufferers of emotional, physical or sexual abuse in the authority s care homes from 1966 to 1995 an £8,000 sum as part of a support payment scheme (SPS).
A 2019 report commissioned by the council – Historical Child Care Data, London Borough of Islington – estimated some 2,000 people were living in Islington s care homes over the critical 30-year period.
A document drafted for a meeting of the council s executive on March 18 says it would not be a compensation scheme and will not determine fault, negligence, or legal liability in terms of civil claims which the survivors may bring in the future.