AQW 42485/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 18/02/2015
Answered On Date: 19/03/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the date of the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence; and the number of times it has met since 2011.

Answer:

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, and the Department of Justice jointly lead on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse.

OFMDFM has been advised that the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence (IMG) was last scheduled to meet in October 2014; however, the meeting was postponed.

Since 2011, IMG has met on two occasions, 24 May 2012 and 14 November 2012.

Between meetings members have received written briefings and been updated both on the development of the new draft Strategy on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse and on the outcome of the consultation on the Strategy.

It is anticipated that an IMG meeting will be arranged when the timetable for the publication of the new Strategy is fully confirmed.