Justice

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 21 June 2016 to consider various statutory legislation. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 16 June 2016. The Committee received a briefing from the NI Courts and Tribunals Service and Departmental briefings on the Justice Delivery Directorate and the budget. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 09 June 2016 to receive Departmental briefings on the Safer Communities Directorate and the Access to justice Directorate. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met for the first time in the new mandate in room 21, Parliament Buildings on 1 June 2016. The Committee received briefings from the Reducing Offending Directorate and on the NI Prison Service. View the agenda.

Minister of Justice, David Ford, responded to Questions on: Maghaberry: Inspection Update Prison Service: Recruitment Animal Welfare Legislation Equal Pay Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 Prison Service Reform Prison Officers: Terrorist Threat Senior Coroner: Recruitment and Appointment Unanswered Questions to the Minister of Justice Psychoactive Substances Act 2016: PSNI Use Colin Worton Justice Achievements Prison Service… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Monday 14 March 2016

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 10 March 2016. The Committee received a briefing on Reducing Avoidable Delay in the Criminal Justice System – progress report on the programme of work. View the agenda.

The Committee met in the Council Chamber, Law Society House on 03 March 2016. The Committee received an update on scoping study on children in the justice system from Youth Justice Agency representatives. View the agenda.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 25 February 2016 in which it received a briefing from the Police Service of Northern Ireland on PSNI budget and funding issues. View the agenda.

Minister of Justice, David Ford, responded to questions on: Ballymena Courthouse: Closure Assets Recovery Community Scheme 2015-16 Court Judgements: Public Reporting Prisoners Prison Officer Safety: HMP Maghaberry Cross-border Criminality Inquests: Disclosure Information Policing: Cross-border Cooperation Courthouses: Additional Services Coroner Investigator Recruitment Dealing with the Past Burglaries: East Belfast Restorative Justice Organisations Prison Officer Numbers: Maghaberry… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Monday 22 February 2016

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 18 February 2016 to receive a Departmental briefing on vehicle immobilisation on private land in Northern Ireland. The Committee also heard from members of the Department, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Probation Board NI and Northern Ireland Prison Service on the impact and cost on the Criminal Justice System of… Continue Reading Committee for Justice Meeting 18 February 2016