She was speaking ahead of an upcoming Alliance Assembly motion due to be debated on Tuesday (27 Jan), holding the Executive Office to account on delays to the publication and implementation of independent research findings and recommendations on clerical child abuse, as well as the possibility of an independent public inquiry.

Ms Bradshaw has said: “The experiences of victims and survivors must always remain at the heart of any effort to reform the system and improve safeguarding. They participated in this process in good faith, with the expectation that it would actually lead to action.

“Each and every delay to the publication of this research and the implementation of its recommendations has risked undermining that trust. It’s been sitting with the Executive Office since July 2025 and we’ve yet to see any meaningful kind of action or engagement since then. This simply isn’t good enough.

“We’re bringing this motion seeking urgent clarity from the First and deputy First Minister about their department’s failure to act and to pay tribute to the Survivors Reference Group. We must now see the publication of the reports and their findings and recommendations, a funded and time-bound response, and a clear statement of their position on an independent public inquiry.

“Listening to the experience of victims and hearing how abuse continues to shape lives decades later changes how you understand delay and inaction. Victims and survivors of clerical child abuse deserve truth, accountability, and a real commitment to making sure what they endured will never be repeated.”