NI: Victims and witnesses in sexual offence cases to be surveyed on experience
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Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice has announced plans to gather information about victims’ and witnesses’ experience of the court system in sexual offence cases in the Crown Court.
The Crown Court Observers’ study is part of the 2018/2019 action plan published jointly under the Departments of Health and Justice under the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy.
The action plan is the third to be issued under the Strategy and is based on partnership working with the Department of Education, Department for Communities and other statutory, voluntary and community sector colleagues.
Victim Support Northern Ireland (VSNI) will take the lead on the survey initiative, which will begin in September.
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