Media Operational Notice

Assembly Committee to be briefed on Victims' Payment Scheme

At its meeting this week, the Assembly’s Committee for The Executive Office will be briefed by the Victims’ Payment Board.  Its role is to determine applications under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme - which is also known as the Victims' Payments Scheme.

Members will also hear from Andrew Walker, CEO of the Victims and Survivors Service and Joe McVey, who is the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors.

Oral briefing

Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026

2:10pm-3:10pm

The Hon. Mr Justice McAlinden, Victims’ Payment Board

Mr Paul Bullick, Victims’ Payment Board

Mr Anthony Bowman, Victims’ Payment Board           

3.10pm-4.10pm

Mr Andrew Walker, Victims and Survivors Service

Ms Emma Dargan, Victims and Survivors Service

Mr Joe McVey, Commission for Victims and Survivors

Location: Room 30, Parliament Buildings

Watch: Home - Northern Ireland Assembly TV (niassembly.tv)

For media enquiries, please contact felicity.templeton@niassembly.gov.uk / 07977 635930.  See the Business Diary for more details.

Please also see: https://www.victimspaymentsboard.org.uk/   https://www.cvsni.org/commissioner/ and https://www.victimsservice.org/