The Working Group is supported by a number of Project Advisory Groups which take forward work strands across a range of areas including youth justice, forensic science, criminal justice and social diversity, public protection and support for victims. The Working Group is responsible for preparing an annual work programme which is presented to Ministers for their approval.
An Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on Cooperation on Criminal Justice Matters provides the framework for North/South cooperation in this area. It provides for meetings between the Justice Ministers for Ireland and Northern Ireland, who receive reports from a Working Group made up of officials from both jurisdictions.
Inter-governmental agreement work programme 2016-2017