AQW 15438/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the timescale for their Department to commission reports to identify evidence gaps in Northern Ireland, as outlined in the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Delivery Plan 2024 – 2026.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 20 September 2024
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 20 September 2024
- Answer due by
- 7 October 2024
- Answered
- 8 October 202418 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Data and evidence are essential for understanding the problem of violence against women and girls, measuring our progress towards ending it, and informing funding, service design and delivery decisions.
Preliminary work at a high level has already commenced on the gap analysis of front-line general service provision for victims and survivors of violence against women and girls.
Work is also ongoing to commission research on men and boys’ attitudes and behaviours related to violence against women and girls. It is anticipated that this research will commence within this financial year.