Safe Access Zones now established in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive
29 Sep 2023, 21 GMT+10

Safe Access Zones have been introduced at eight health service locations across Northern Ireland.

The Zones are now in operation at premises run by five Health and Social Care Trusts.

These are:

HSC Trust

Area

Distance

Southern Trust

Craigavon Area Hospital

100m

Southern Trust

Daisy Hill Hospital

130m

Belfast Trust

College Street

130m

Belfast Trust

Bradbury Wellbeing and Treatment Centre

150m

Northern Trust

Causeway Hospital

100m

Western Trust

Altnagelvin Hospital

100m

South Eastern Trust

Lagan Valley Hospital

100m

South Eastern Trust

Ulster Hospital

100m

Information on the location of each Safe Access Zone is displayed at protected premises and published on the Department of Health and HSC Trust websites, and public signage highlighting the legal requirements has been erected at each Zone.

Safe Access Zones have been established under NI Assembly legislation, Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023, to protect women and girls accessing abortion services, information, advice and counselling, and protect staff working at these locations. It is illegal for them to be impeded, recorded, influenced or to be caused harassment, alarm or distress within the Zones.

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