Skip to main content
Department of Justice Department of Justice An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt Männystrie O tha Laa

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • CJINI report: Statement from Department of Justice

    Topics:
    • Justice and the law, 
    • Legal aid

    Date published: 22 June 2022

    The Department of Justice has welcomed the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) report on Criminal Legal Aid Processing, which was published today.

    graphic

    A spokesperson for Department of Justice said: “The Department welcomes the report’s recognition of the improvements delivered by the Legal Services Agency in processing criminal legal aid payments and the contribution which the Legal Aid Management System has made to these improvements. We also welcome recognition of the progress made in significantly reducing errors in the level of payments and improvements made to estimate the level of future expenditure.

    “We recognise the importance of appropriate levels of funding to enable the Legal Services Agency to deliver prompt and predictable levels of payment for work undertaken. The Department has been liaising closely with the Law Society and Bar Council on the level of payments which the Agency can make, and has recently confirmed that it will make payments on the basis of an additional £5.3m and is working to further improve the level of funding available.”

    “The report’s recommendations have all been accepted and are being implemented as part of an agreed action plan.”

    Notes to editors:

    Notes to Editors:

    1. For media enquiries please contact DoJ Press Office by Email

    2. Follow us on Twitter @Justice_NI

    3. The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.

    Latest news

    • Justice Minister statement: Bank Holiday weekend

      11 July 2025

    • Justice Minister Naomi Long seeks views on proposals to divert some offences away from courts

      8 July 2025

    • Award honours Northern Ireland fallen police and prison staff

      4 July 2025

    • Experience of Crime and Perceptions of Crime and Policing and Justice Statistics published today

      2 July 2025

    More news …
    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens