Consultation on plans to extend to Northern Ireland certain provisions contained within the Air Traffic and the Unmanned Aircraft Bill relating to the use of drones over custodial institutions.
This consultation is seeking views on proposed changes to member contributions and earning thresholds that are provided for by the Judicial Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.
This consultation document seeks your views on sentencing policy both generally and on a range of specific areas where sentencing has raised particular challenges for the criminal justice system.
In its Prisons 2020 year two plan, NIPS has included its intention for all of our prisons to be smoke free by September 2020. Please click on the attachments below to give your views:-
The Department of Justice has launched a consultation on protecting victims of domestic abuse from being cross-examined by the perpetrator in person in family courts.
This consultation concerns amendments to the Rules that will allow the tribunal to continue to deal with applications under the 1986 Order but to also hear appeals against authorisations of deprivations of liberty under the...
The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation inviting views on current laws which protect children from sexual exploitation and proposed measures to strengthen some laws where appropriate.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on how the financial assets (funds) of individuals which are currently under the control of a court and managed by the Court Funds Office (the CFO)...
The Department of Justice publicly consulted on a proposed model for the introduction of Domestic Homicide Reviews in Northern Ireland, from 4 July 2018 to 28 September 2018 . A summary of responses to the...
The purpose of the consultation is to seek views as to how the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) should increase the fees NICTS charges for the delivery of civil court business.
The Department of Justice has today launched a public consultation seeking views on measures to address stalking in Northern Ireland.
The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on proposals to extend the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on tackling modern slavery. The draft Northern Ireland Modern Slavery Strategy 2018-2019 seeks views and comments from individuals and organisations to help inform how the fight...
The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation inviting opinion on a number of proposals aimed at addressing anti-social behaviour. A young person's version is also available.
This survey is an opportunity for you to have your say in how the visiting experience can be improved for all involved.
Recovery of Defence Costs Orders are a court order for recovering the cost of criminal legal aid from certain defendants who are found to have the means to fund their own defence. In 2016, the...
The Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the 2009 Rules”) prescribe the remuneration for solicitors and counsel representing defendants in publicly funded criminal cases in the magistrates’...
This consultation is being progressed to fulfil the Department's statutory obligations as required by Article 36(5)(a) of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;and Article 36(3) of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern...
The Department of Justice is consulting on a new Witness Charter. The purpose of the Witness Charter is to set out the entitlements or standards that witnesses of crime in Northern Ireland can expect to...
The Department is keen to secure your views on the proposed new approach to commissioning, awarding and disbursing funding to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.