On Thursday, the First and acting Deputy First Ministers announced details of the plan after a taskforce, set up in December, consulted with victims.
The Commission for Victims and Survivors has welcomed the inquiry, and said victims of the Troubles also want a framework for answers.
Commission Chairperson, Brendan McAllister said: "There is a need to agree a more comprehensive and strategic response to the need of Troubles victims for justice, truth and acknowledgement than current arrangements provide.
"We're not confident that the Criminal Justice System on its own can do enough around justice for victims of the Troubles.
"The Historical Enquiries Team is more than halfway through the number of cases which it is tasked to investigate, but in our view it lacks independence and external oversight," he said.
"Therefore we believe there's a need for the parties of the Executive to agree on a framework which is more comprehensive and strategic, which will give victims of the Troubles more confidence with regard to the pursuit of justice, but above all the need to examine truth."
Mr McAllister said victims want to engage with those who can speak on behalf of those responsible for what happened.
"Victims of the Troubles need to ask what happened, and what they thought they were doing.
"Clearly what people believed they were doing and how victims experienced it come across as two different things," he said.
The commission is seeking a meeting with the First and Deputy First Ministers after fully considering the proposals announced in relation to victims of institutional abuse.
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