Ms Mary Nicholson:

Can I just echo that in terms of children who are witnesses? We have come across that so many times, that they just feel completely lost in the process. Whatever about access to supports, which is obviously essential, they are not even told about the processes that are happening. The child that Ms Long spoke about earlier was a witness. She was not the main victim, as such, so her statement was taken and that was it. It is a case of ensuring that they also have the information available to them, even if they are not the complainant.