Rape Victims: Trial Support

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:15 pm on 17 June 2024.

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Photo of Cara Hunter Cara Hunter Social Democratic and Labour Party 2:15, 17 June 2024

I recently met a fantastic sexual offences legal advisory team that does incredible work to support rape victims in Northern Ireland. That team said that there is no mandatory policy by which the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is notified about a rape case. Could you make that mandatory in this mandate? Also, I welcome the news that you are looking at providing SOLAs for under-18s. Do you have a timeline for that?