Justice

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on Thursday 10 November 2016 to receive Departmental briefings on Draft Programme for Government 2016-2021 and Department of Justice Draft Delivery Plans and the Policing and Crime Bill. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 27 October 2016 to receive Departmental briefings on the creation of a domestic abuse offence and a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme and on legal aid remuneration in civil and family courts. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee for Justice met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 20 October 2016 to receive Departmental briefings on the voluntary, community and social enterprise funding sector model; tackling paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime; and arrangements for Managing and Allocation of Funding Under the Fresh Start Agreement. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on Thursday 13 October 2016 to receive briefings from Assembly Research on sentencing guidelines mechanisms in other jurisdictions, the Department of Justice on the draft 2017-18 budget and the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service on court fee increases. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 6 October 2016 to receive a briefing from the Prisoner ombudsman and Northern Ireland Prison Service on the investigation report into serious self harm incidents by Sean Lynch in Maghaberry Prison. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee for Justice met in Room 29 on Thursday 29 September. At the meeting the Members discussed the Legislative Consent Motion – Policing and Crime Bill – Maritime Enforcement Powers.

The Committee for Justice met in Room 29. At the meeting the Members discussed the Northern Ireland Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy 2015/16 – Progress Report and the Changes to the Cost Protection Regime for Environmental Challenges. Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud

The Justice Committee received an “Oral Briefing on Legislative Consent Motions – Policing and Crime Bill – Maritime Enforcement Powers, Police Powers across UK Jurisdictions and Biometric Retention in Relation to Foreign Convictions”. View the agenda Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 30 June 2016 to receive Departmental briefings on key issues and priorities and Magistrates’ Courts in Northern Ireland. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

Minister of Justice, Claire Sugden, responded to Questions on: Race Hate Crime Conflict-related and Legacy Inquests Paramilitary Panel Report Legal Aid Reform: Savings Kingsmills Inquest Crawfordsburn Country Park: Antisocial Behaviour Explosives Find: North Belfast Drug Abuse and Antisocial Behaviour: Newry and Armagh Magilligan Prison: Future Upgrade Proceeds of Crime: Recovery Loughinisland: Secretary of State’s Comments… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Tuesday 21 June 2016