Thank you, Madam Speaker. Sexual assault is underreported in the territory, and I'm sure really around the world. Many survivors don't feel that the justice system will help them, or there could be other reasons why they don't want to come forward to the police. As such, there are some jurisdictions that have a third-party reporting system whereby the victim can go to that third party and they will let the police know anonymously what happened. That person can then access the support services until such time as they are ready to report this. The GNWT has been looking into this. There were some meetings in 2019 and as recently as this August, and we are finalizing what that third-party reporting could look like. We have been in talks with the organization. I don't have a timeline on when we're going to see something roll out, but we are quite far along. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
R.J. Simpson on Question 451-19(2): Family Violence Prevention and COVID-19
In the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 451-19(2): Family Violence Prevention and COVID-19
Oral Questions
November 2nd, 2020
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