Northern Ireland abuse survivors reject £1,500 compensation for identity leak

Survivors and victims' group outraged' by suggested sum per person for email error in May

Survivors of institutional sexual and physical abuse in Northern Ireland have rejected compensation offered to them in response to a damaging leak that exposed more than 500 of their names.

The Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse (Savia) group said on Sunday it was outraged" by the offer of 1,500 per person as recompense for their identities being revealed earlier this year.