Select Committee · Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Ending violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland
Status: Open
Opened: 10 Jun 2025
Inquiry scope
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
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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 for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) | 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
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