Publications

Circular 'LSA 11-21 - Changes to the Legal Aid Management System (LAMS) to ensure compliance with The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.

Allocated funding for community projects.

Consultation Report for the Statutory Review of the Magistrates’ Court and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs)

The sentencing following conviction leaflet provides information on sentences that may be given where a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of an offence by the court and is convicted.  It will help explain the outcome of the case.  The leaflet is for guidance on

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.

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.

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

AccessNI Stakeholder Group - Minutes of meetings 2021

Victim and Witness Strategy 2021-2024.

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

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.

The Link Newsletter Programme Updates.

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).