Mr. Pat Doherty, MP:

I thank the witnesses for their powerful presentation. Having been elected in the North, I believe people in the South have two perceptions of restorative justice and alternatives. One is that the organisations are not really part of the system and that they are outside it. The second is that there is a Six Counties experience which perhaps has no relevance to the South. The delegates' presentations dealt with both of these points. Could they elaborate a little on this matter? The two perceptions are significant and hard to get rid of. They tend not to allow the delegates' powerful work to move forward into other areas.