Free legal advice to be available to victims of sexual offences in NI

John Gillen holds a copy of the Gillen Review report into the law and procedures in serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland, in which he has made 16 key recommendations following a review of how the legal system handles complaints of sexual offences (Liam McBurney/PA)

A pilot scheme to offer free legal advice to victims of sexual offences has been announced.

The move comes after the Gillen Review into the law and procedures in serious sexual offences.