Motion

Motion TitleDefinition of a Victim

Motion TextThat this Assembly acknowledges that the definition of a victim, as laid out in the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, is unique in respect of services provided by the Victims and Survivors Service; accepts that the widely used definition of a victim remains extant in Northern Ireland; agrees the term innocent victim, in relation to legacy, fairly differentiates those who were harmed, injured, killed or bereaved through no fault of their own from those responsible for perpetrating harm, injury or death on innocent victims; and calls on the Minister of Justice to ensure that there is no obfuscation between what is universally agreed as a victim and a perpetrator within our criminal justice system.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office30/09/2025