The role of the Facilitator is to carry on and control generally the administration and business of restoration of trust meetings. From December 2020 to September 2024 there was an independent Facilitator, Monica Brennan. Monica carried out a stakeholder consultation process and the needs identified in that time led to the Stakeholder Process. You can read more about that process here. Monica was also responsible for appointing an independent panel of moderators to chair any meetings and accepted applications during her tenure as Facilitator.
The meetings were always, and will continue to be, completely confidential.
As time went on, legacy arrangements for this service were discussed with all affected stakeholders. It was agreed by everyone that a woman, or her dependents, should always have the option of a meeting, regardless of how much time had passed. To help with that, it was agreed that the Department of Health would take over the Facilitator’s administrative functions so that any woman, or her dependents, could still apply for a meeting into the future.
This means that if you apply for a meeting today, it will be a member of staff of the Department who administers your application. Your meeting will still be chaired by an independent moderator and you can read more about our moderators here. The meetings will remain completely confidential and no member of staff in the Department will have access to anything that you say in a meeting
