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    Justice Minister Naomi Long and Chief Executive of the Law Society, David Lavery

    Long participates in Rule of Law Pledge Signing Ceremony

    15 May 2025

    Delivering an effective justice system is key to creating a fair, just and safe community, where we respect the law and...

    Justice Minister Naomi Long is pictured at the first Correctional Research Symposium to be held in Belfast alongside (from left) Natalie Boal, Executive Director International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA); Peter Severin, President IPCA; Beverley Wall, Director General of the Northern Prison Service; Caron McCaffrey, President of the European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services (EuroPris) and and Gustav Tallving, Executive Director EurPriso.

    Long addresses Northern Ireland’s first Correctional Research Symposium

    14 May 2025

    Sharing different perspectives of rehabilitation, we can change the lives of people who come into prisons.

    Independent Assessor of PSNI Recruitment Vetting reappointed

    8 May 2025

    Independent Assessor of PSNI Recruitment Vetting reappointed

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    Here you will find information about prison life, prison reform, the prison estate, management issues and family contact.

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    Analytical Services Group (ASG) is the statistical and research team posted within the DoJ. Consisting of statisticians, on loan from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) it provides an independent service to meet the research and statistical needs of the department. Further information about ASG is available at ASG/about-us.

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    In this section you will find information on the work of the NICTS including attending courts, paying fines, appealing a sentence, jury service and the tribunals.

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      Published 9 May 2025
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    • Consultation on the contents of the list of Qualifying Offences as specified under Article 53A of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

      Closes 06 August 2025
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      Closes 01 August 2025
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      Closes 04 July 2025
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    Naomi Long MLA

    Justice Minister Naomi Long is an MLA for East Belfast and has been leader of the Alliance Party since 2016, succeeding David Ford.

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    The Department is headed by a Justice Minister Naomi Long and has four Directorates - Access to Justice, Safer Communities, Justice Delivery and Reducing Offending to deliver on these priorities.

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