Publications

This guidance has been developed in conjunction with key voluntary and statutory partners and published by the Department of Justice as statutory guidance under section 17 of the Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for September 2023.

Review into criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland - Terms of Reference.

Circular 'LSA 15-23 - Payment update' provides practitioners with an update on the progress of payments from Account NI.

Circular 'LSA 14-23 - Migration of the Legal Aid Management System (LAMS) to new hosting infrastructure' provides information for practitioners on the details relating to the migration of LAMS to a new hosting infrastructure.

This circular is to advise practitioners that on 22 September 2023, like other public sector bodies, the LSA will be able to offer very limited services due to industrial action and as such will have...

Here you will find the latest AccessNI training transcripts.

This publication sets out information about the level of participation in training in relation to the domestic abuse offence.

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). Area statistics in this report...

Circular 'LSA 12-23 - Enhancements to suppliers portal on LAMS ' advises practitioners that it will be introducing new functionality to its case management system LAMS.

This bulletin presents data on the average case processing time for Criminal Cases dealt with in the Crown and magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland for the year 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023 and...

OCTF Annual Report and Threat Assessment 2021-22

Circular 'LSA 11-23 - Universal Credit - determination of financial eligibility' advises practitioners of how the Legal Services Agency (LSA) will assess the financial eligibility of applicants for civil legal services when the applicant is...

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for July 2023.

This bulletin presents the findings from the 2022/23 sweep of the Northern Ireland Victim and Witness Survey (NIVAWS).

LSANI circular LSA 10-23 - Legal aid contact methods provides details on how practitioners should contact the Agency.

These reports highlight the achievements and impacts that the eleven Police and Community Partnerships (PCSPS) and four District (DPCSPs) have made each financial year.

Joint Strategy to Reduce the Harm Caused by Substance Use in Prison

Forensic Science Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accouts 2022/23

NI Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23