Publications

Circular 'LSA 10-21 - Practitioner error and fraud pilot – practitioner guidance' will be of interest to all practitioners who provide civil and criminal legal services as the Agency begin to sample cases for the pilot, commencing on Monday 18 October 2021.

The 'LSANI guidance on practitioner error and fraud pilot' details the Legal Services Agency’s pilot approach to measuring practitioner error and fraud as part of its strategy to estimate and address the level of loss that fraud and error costs the Agency ea

The Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland's process maps for the practitioner error and fraud pilot.

The LSANI practitioner error and fraud pilot file details form to be completed by suppliers when submitting the complete paper file.

This Scheme provides for the payment of compensation to, or in respect of, persons who have sustained criminal injury. 
 

Hate Crime guides for the workplace.

This report presents workload statistics for the last five financial years for both Youth Justice Services and Custodial Services (Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre, JJC) within the Youth Justice Agency (YJA).

Beyond the ‘Spark’: Young People’s perspectives on the 2021 Northern Ireland Riots. Dr Colm Walsh.

Circular 'LSA 09-21 - Legal aid case contact methods' clarifies how to best use the messaging functionality on LAMS and also provides the full range of contact options available for practitioners to contact LSANI in the event of an emergency or a specific matter.

AccessNI Stakeholder Group - Minutes of meetings 2021

A consultation report on a proposed justice –wide strategy for supporting and challenging women and girls in contact with the justice system.

Victim and Witness Strategy 2021-2024.

Article 44A applications can be made to either the Magistrates' Court or the County Court.

The Link Newsletter Programme Updates.

Consultation Report and Summary of Responses - A new draft three-year Victim and Witness Strategy for Northern Ireland and the establishment of a Victims of Crime Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

This report describes the average daily prison population and prison receptions data for the financial year 2020/21. During 2020/21, the overall average daily prison population decreased by 4.5% to 1,448.

The Framework Document sets out the arrangements for the governance, accountability, financing, staffing and operation of the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland (LSANI).

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for August 2021.

The bulletin presents data on the length of time taken to complete criminal cases dealt with in the Crown and magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland for the year 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021.  In 2020/21, the median time taken for a case to be disposed, at al

This guidance is issued by the Minister of Justice under Article 50 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.