Closed consultation The proposed expansion of Out of Court Disposals including Penalty Notices in the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Summary

The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on proposals to divert more cases involving low-level offending behaviour away from the criminal courts.

Documents

• Consultation document on proposed expansion of out of court penalty notices Adobe PDF (358 KB)
• Rural needs impact assessment on proposed expansion of out of court penalty notices Adobe PDF (219 KB)
• Equality screening form Adobe PDF (228 KB)
• Privacy notice Adobe PDF (114 KB)
• Easy read Adobe PDF (8 MB)

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Consultation description

Specifically, the consultation invites views on expanding police powers to enable a greater range of offences regarded as low-level offending to be diverted away from the courts, through extending the use of Penalty Notices, improvements to Prosecutorial Fines legislation and also on a number of related matters.

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Ways to respond

Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.