Welcome to Department of Justice

Compensation, North-South co-operation and Access to Justice reports and policies.

Information about the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland, forms and guidance for legal professionals and guidance for members of the public.

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

Here you can find information on Northern Ireland’s youth justice system, the work of the Youth Justice Agency (YJA) and help for children involved in offending behaviour. The youth justice system refers to all parts of the criminal justice system that interact with children including the work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Public Prosecution Service, and the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, as well as the YJA.

Information about the structure, services offered and specialist work undertaken by Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Policies, strategies and legislation on criminal history disclosure, organised crime, policing and community safety.

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.

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.