The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has today signed new legislation establishing a victims' payment scheme. This scheme acknowledges the harm caused to those people injured through no fault of their own in the Troubles through annual payments of c. £2,000 to £10,000 for the rest of their lives.
Read moreThe Executive Office would like to inform you that the tender process to appoint a Contractor to complete an independent evaluation of the Victims and Survivors Strategy 2009-2019 has been initiated and is currently live on the Department of Finance's eTendersNI website.
Read moreFollowing the Commission’s recent policy advice on a Victims and Survivors Pension Arrangement (VASPA), the Northern Ireland Office have provided an update on the actions taken since the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill was enacted on 24 July 2019.
Read moreConfirming her acceptance of re-appointment as Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, Judith Thompson has set out her agenda to address what she acknowledges will continue to be difficult and contested issues facing victims and survivors of the Troubles.
Read moreResponding to a Statement by Emma Little-Pengelly MP, the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors says she totally agrees that there is no moral equivalence between those who have caused harm and those who have suffered harm.
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