Publication scheme
Information on the Department of Justice Publication Scheme.
About this publication scheme
Under section 19(1) of the Freedom of Information Act the Department of Justice is required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme setting out the classes of information it holds, the manner in which it intends to publish the information and whether or not a charge will be made for the information.
The Information Commissioner, who is responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, has drawn up a Model Publication Scheme and a Definition Document for all public sector organisations.
The Department has formally adopted the Information Commissioner’s model publication scheme. The scheme is organised into seven classes of information which are set out below. This structure aims to save you time and effort when searching for information.
You can also use our Publications search which contains all the documents we have made available.
Who we are and what we do
Roles and responsibilities
Departmental structure
The Department has three core directorates
- Access to Justice
- Safer Communities
- Justice Delivery
We have five Executive Agencies
- Courts and Tribunals
- Northern Ireland Prison Service
- Forensic Science
- Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland
- Youth Justice Agency
What we spend and how we spend it
Pay and grading structures
Procurement
What are our priorities and how are we doing
How we make decisions
Our policies and procedures
- Equality
- Complaints procedure
- DOJ Information charter
- DOJ Data Protection Statement
- DOJ Retention and Disposal Schedule
Lists and registers
The services we offer
If the information you want is not routinely published, you can make a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Crown copyright and licensing
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You may use and re-use the information featured on this website (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence with only a few conditions.
Information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Therefore information you receive which is not subject to Crown copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non-Crown copyright) information.