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MLC seeks update on Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Current measures add 'extra level of pain'

An MLC wants to know when a Sexual Assault Referral Centre will be developed on the Island.

Plans for an on-island facility were drafted almost three years ago, and were approved in last year's annual budget.

Currently, victims of sexual assault have to travel to the UK to access a centre.

Tanya August-Hanson MLC has put a question forward for today's virtual Tynwald sitting, asking the health minister for an update:

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