Publications

Justice Minister Naomi Long provides an update on the launch of the Review of Sentencing Policy.

Legal Services Agency flyer with details of the Legal Aid 'How to Session' on seeking the Domestic Abuse Waiver on 22 January 2026 at 1.00pm.

LSANI Circular 'LSA 02-26 - Seeking the Domestic Abuse Waiver' informs practitioners of the updated Guidance and Form to assist practitioners in seeking the Domestic Abuse Waiver following engagement and feedback from the profession.

Oral statement on Criminal Bar Association withdrawal of services

Adult restorative justice third annual strategy report 2024-25

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for December 2025.

Circular 'LSA 01-26 - Changes to the supplier portal on LAMS' announces the introduction of new functionality to LAMS. This functionality will facilitate the introduction of fee changes notified in LSA circular 09/25.

LSANI circular 'LSA 10-25 - Practitioner File Review - travel and mileage recoupment update' will be of interest to all practitioners as it provides important updates on how the Agency intend to change their approach...

Following the implementation of the three legal aid remuneration instruments, the 'LSANI further fee guidance' provides guidance on how Further Fees have been calculated for bills already paid in respect of certificates granted on or...

The 'LSANI General Authority - Increase to upper limits & authority for Advice and Assistance for interviews conducted under the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and immigration, asylum and human trafficking matters'...

Direction No.2 of 2025 directs under rule 5(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009, as amended (“the 2009 Rules”) that, subject to paragraphs 2 to...

The 'LSANI Interim Payments and Disbursements Guidance' sets out the new administrative arrangements for the introduction of the removal of the need for Interim Payment Requests to be ‘discharged’ in Criminal cases and the evidence...

LSANI Circular 'LSA 09-25 - new fee information' sets out the arrangements for the implementation of the new fee process which come into operation on 7 January 2026. It also sets out how the Agency...

This bulletin presents data on cases relating to young people (aged between 10 and 17 years) coming into formal contact with the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland for the year 1 April 2024 to...

Outline of the Forensic Science Northern Ireland organisational structure.

First Time Entrants To Criminal Justice System Background Quality Report

Circular 'LSA 08-25 - Changes to the supplier portal on LAMS' announces the introduction of new functionality to LAMS. This functionality provides a new additional fee drop-down option and will be available from 18 December...

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for November 2025.

The focus of this publication is on modules contained within the NISCTS relating to: - experience of cyber crime and awareness of online/cyber crime-related issues - perceptions of modern slavery - perceptions of sentencing.

Departmental board minutes 2025