The Victims’ Forum

The Victims’ Forum was established for state, social and community groups to discuss how best to work together to meet the needs of victims. The Forum is co-chaired by a representative of the sector and a senior official from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.

The Victims’ Forum operates in line with the Transparency Code prepared by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in accordance with section 5(7) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. As such the minutes of the forum, together with the terms of reference and list of members, are published online at this address.

The structure of the Forum is designed to encourage attendants to address issues in relation to strengthening national coordination, awareness raising, and protection of victims, review of legislation, service provision and referral of victims between agencies as necessary for access to services.

Attendance at the Forum is by invitation, which is comprised of key stakeholders funded under the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration's Victims of Crime grant scheme and the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence grant scheme.

The Forum began in 2022 and meetings to date have included two facilitated workshops to gather member input into the most appropriate terms of reference for the Forum; into how the Forum can best and most effectively deliver on its objectives; and to identify what priority issues the Forum members feel need to be discussed.

Members of the Forum are encouraged to drive the agenda and can communicate with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration via a designated email address – victimsforum@justice.ie

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