Publications

This document contains guidance on the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022  (referred to in the guidance as the 2022 Act). The 2022 Act received Royal Assent on 27 April 2022.

‘Making the Place for Justice’ – A new strategy for Courts and Tribunals Estate

The Legal Services Agency (LSA) is pleased to advise that it will be introducing new functionality to its case management system LAMS. This functionality will be available from 30 November 2023.

Youth Justice Agency Board Minutes

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.

Perceptions of Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland: Findings from the Young Life and Times Survey 2017 to 2022

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 2022 – 31 March 2023.

DoJ Board Register of Interests.

Perceptions of Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland: Findings from the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 2017 to 2022.

Prison Service Management Board Minutes for 2023

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for October 2023.

Extending the use of live links in courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland – September 2023 and beyond.

The representation lower courts applicant declaration will allow you to capture your client's signature offline and to provide them with a copy of the applicant’s notes for information.

The representation higher courts applicant declaration fwill allow you to capture your client's signature offline and to provide them with a copy of the applicant’s notes for information.

The exceptional funding applicant declaration will allow you to capture your client's signature offline and to provide them with a copy of the applicant’s notes for information.

'LSANI guidance - applicant declarations - all levels of service' informs practitioners of a change to the format of the applicant declarations for all levels of service which are to be used from 06 November 2023.

The advice & assistance applicant declaration will allow you to capture your client's signature offline.

Circular 'LSA 17-23 - Applicant declarations - all levels of service' informs practitioners of a change to the format of the applicant declarations for all levels of service which are to be used from 06 November 2023.

NI Judicial Pension Scheme Advisory Board Minutes 2023

Legal Services Agency (LSA) guidance note to provide clarity on the authority to participate in the closed material procedure under the Justice and Security Act 2013 as a step in the discovery process in legacy/collusion cases.