Select Committee · Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Ending violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland
Status: Open
Opened: 10 Jun 2025
These sessions will look at how women and girls experience violence in Northern Ireland, and how the Government can help to end violence against women and girls.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Gisela Carr · Home Office, Jess Phillips MP · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Bernie McNally OBE · Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland, Jessica Smith · Ofcom, Professor Olga Jurasz · Centre for Protecting Women Online | View ↗ |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Detective Chief Superintendent Zoe McKee · Police Service of Northern Ireland, Dr Siobhán McAlister · Queen's University Belfast, Sonya McMullan · Women's Aid NI | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie McNally OBE · Independent Chair | Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Detective Chief Superintendent Zoe McKee · Head of Public Protection | Police Service of Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Dr Siobhán McAlister · Senior Lecturer in Criminology | Queen's University Belfast | 1 |
| Gisela Carr · Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit | Home Office | 1 |
| Jess Phillips MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister … | Home Office | 1 |
| Jessica Smith · Online Safety Principal | Ofcom | 1 |
| Professor Olga Jurasz · Director | Centre for Protecting Women Online | 1 |
| Sonya McMullan · Regional Services Manager | Women's Aid NI | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | — | Correspondence with the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women an… |
| 3 Jun 2026 | — | Correspondence from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women an… |
| 10 Sep 2025 | — | Correspondence with the Home office relating to ending violence against women a… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | — | Correspondence copied to Committee Anonymised re. Ending Violence Against Women… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | — | Correspondence with Foyle Family Justice Centre relating to ending violence aga… |
| 17 Jul 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Aga… |
| 18 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence with Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland relating to ending… |
| 18 Jun 2025 | — | Correspondence with Women's Resource & Development Agency and the Chair relatin… |
| 21 May 2025 | — | Correspondence with White Ribbon NI and the Chair relating to ending violence a… |