The Committee for Justice met on Thursday 10 September 2026.
On the Agenda:
- Committee Business
- Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill – Women’s Aid and Nexus oral evidence
- Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill – Written papers
- Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill – Motion to extend Committee Stage
- Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill – Written papers
- SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
- SL1 The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
- SL1 The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
- SL1 The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
- SL1 Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
- Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 – Department of Justice written paper
- Adult Restorative Justice Strategy – Fourth Annual Report – Department of Justice written paper
- Director of Legal Aid Casework – Annual Report 2025-26
- Committee Business