Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Debate contribution by Miss Jemma Dolan on .
- MLA
- Miss Jemma Dolan
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 26 May 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5582482
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Baby loss has a profound and heartbreaking impact on parents. The development of the regulations will enable that loss to now be formally acknowledged and is an example of a positive change that we can make in the Assembly when we work together in partnership. Last October, I hosted an event here to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week and had the privilege of hearing from many families with lived experience about the effect that such a loss has on their lives. I am honoured to have been part of the Committee that has helped to shape this compassionate legislation. I commend the Finance Minister and his officials for their work in bringing the scheme forward, but, most of all, I thank those who have suffered the loss of their little angels for their bravery and their contributions. I also thank the organisations that support them. While baby loss certificates cannot and will not take away the pain of their loss, I hope that access to those certificates can help people during an extremely challenging time of their lives.
178 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Awaiting analysis
This record has not been analysed yet. It is not counted in any total until it has been assessed.
Disagree with this assessment?
Classifications can be challenged. A person reviews every challenge, and any change is recorded publicly above with its reason.