Justice

Minister of Justice, Claire Sugden, answers Members’ questions on: Reoffending Strategy Orange Institution: Hate Crimes Stalking Domestic Violence: Foyle PSNI: Suspension of Training Prison Staff: Assaults Prison Officers: Industrial Action Prisoners: Costs Prison Officers: DOJ Support Court Services: Access White Ribbon Campaign Policing Board: Lobbying Guidance Prisons: Drugs You can read the full transcript on… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Tuesday 29 November 2016

Minister of Justice, Claire Sugden, answered Members’ questions on: HIU Family Reports: Appeals Hydebank Wood Secure College: Drugs Hydebank Wood Secure College Prison Service: Pay Award Organised Crime Maghaberry Prison DOJ: Sickness Absence Prison Service: Staffing Anti-Semitism Charter NI McGurk’s Bar Massacre Gerard Mulligan: Mental Health Assessment Prisons: Mental Health Assessments You can read the… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Monday 14 November 2016

Minister of Justice, Claire Sugden, answered Members questions on: Paedophiles: Internet Threat Prisoners: Mental Health Issues Legal Aid Budget Legacy Issues: NIO Discussions Orange Hall Attacks: Prosecutions Criminal Finances Bill Public Order Legislation Safer Streets Projects Enniskillen Courthouse Closure Magilligan Prison: Foyleview Buildings Prisoners: Educational or Behavioural-change Programmes Education in Juvenile Justice Centres Prisons: Mental… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Monday 24 October 2016

Minister of Justice, Claire Sugden, answered questions on: Prison Officers: Medical Retirement Pitchford Undercover Policing Inquiry Prison Officers: Mental Health Support Community Restorative Justice Animal Cruelty Maghaberry Prison: Mechanical Fault Maghaberry Prison: Sinn Féin Visits Mental Health and Addictions: Provision for Children and Young People Prisons: Mental Health Policies and Procedures Prisoners: Duty of Care… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice 4 October 2016

The Minister of Justice responded to questions on: Prisoner Rehabilitation; Peace Walls; HMP Magilligan: New Build; Domestic Violence: Court Listings; Fatal Foetal Abnormality Working Group; Lord Chief Justice’s Proposals; Online Sexual Abuse: Legislation; Prison Service: Welfare Issues; Prisoner Ombudsman’s Recommendations; Dissident Republicans: Judicial Leniency; Bangor Courthouse: Future Use; Prisoners: Mental Health Needs; Paramilitary Activity Action… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice 20 September 2016

During Oral Questions to the Justice Minister, Mr David Ford was asked what communication he has had with the Criminal Justice Inspection since the conclusion of its report into the Maghaberry prison in January 2016. The Minister confirmed “given the importance of the reinspection of Maghaberry prison, I spoke to the chief inspector of Criminal Justice Inspection… Continue Reading Question Time – Justice 25 January 2016

Justice Minister, David Ford, addressed concerns on staffing pressures in local prisons during today’s Question Time. Departures from the Prison Service and high sickness levels have created ongoing staffing pressures. “The service has kept staffing levels under review and worked to maximise existing resources through the use of staff redeployment and continued robust management of,… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Tuesday 08 December 2015

Oral Questions to the Justice Minister began with questions from Mr Lynch MLA, Mr Allister MLA and Mc D McIlveen asking the Minister to outline how his Department plans to address the findings of the recent published Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland’s inspection report on an unannounced inspection of Maghaberry prison 11-22 May 2015. The… Continue Reading Question Time – Justice – Tuesday 17 November 2015

Justice Minister, David Ford, described the impact of drugs and alcohol on his Department during today’s Question Time. The Minister exclaimed “I have no doubt that substance misuse has an impact on expenditure in my Department, the Executive and the wider public sector” adding that research has shown that the impact of alcohol alone has… Continue Reading Question Time: Justice Tuesday 20 October 2015