This page will provide some additional background information related to government policy from 1969 to 1997 in the areas of victims, survivors and commemoration. This page is not yet complete (as at June 2009) but users will find some relevant information in the following two papers:

McDowell, Sara. (2007). Victims’ needs in post-conflict Northern Ireland: an analysis of government policy between 1997 and 2007. Web: CAIN.

Nagle, John. (2009). Developments in Government Policy, 2005-2009. Web: CAIN.

There is also a list of all publications in the Archive produced by government departments and agencies that deal with policy issues related to victims and survivors.

Additional relevant material in the Archive can be found by using the search facility.