Publications

This bulletin draws on findings from the 2010/11 Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS), a representative, continuous, personal interview survey of the experiences and perceptions of crime of 4,081 adults living in private households throughout Northern Ireland.

This report presents the findings of a 5 year longitudinal study (2006-2011) carried out by The Centre for Young Men’s Studies at the University of Ulster, funded by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice. 

This research report is based on the report ‘Taking Boys Seriously – A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Male School-Life Experiences in Northern Ireland’. 

To revoke authorisations 7, 8 and 11 with effect from 1 January 2013, the day upon which the Legal Advice and Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 come into operation, thus putting the matters contained in these authorisations onto a legislative footing.&

Relates to legal advice and assistance given to a suspect who attends at a youth engagement clinic. 

To fund, consistent with the provisions of this authorisation, the retrial of the civil action brought under Writ issued in 2001 No. 3918, as ordered by the Court of Appeal in July 2011.

This Framework Document, which governs the relationship between the Department of Justice and FSNI, has been reviewed by the Agency and the Department in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Personnel.

The Department of Justice launched a public consultation in June 2012 on proposals to extend the use of live video-links in certain court proceedings.

Guidance on the Working Arrangements for the Welfare and Protection of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking has been issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

This Newsletter provides an update of the changes within AccessNI

The Minister of Justice established the Prison Review Oversight Group to provide critical analysis of progress to date, on the Prison Review Team recommendations, and suggestions for improvement.

Each annual report sets out an assessment of human trafficking in the UK by the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking (IDMG), recognising that human trafficking is an international crime that touches people and communities all over the world.

The Framework Document sets out the arrangements for the governance, accountability, financing, staffing and operation of the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

This update presents the most recent statistics on the level of public confidence in policing and the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland as well as public perceptions of anti-social behaviour. 

This bulletin presents convictions data for all courts, magistrates’ court and the Crown Court which are broken down by calendar year, crime category and gender for 2007 & 2008.

Northern Ireland Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012

Joint Action Plan published to deliver on the objectives of the “Tackling Violence at Home” Strategy (published October 2005) and the “Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse” Strategy (published June 2008). 

This note reminds Registered and Umbrella Bodies of these changes, what the change means and how you complete the AccessNI Disclosure Application from 10 September 2012.

This update presents the most recent statistics on the level of public confidence in policing and the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland as well as public perceptions of anti-social behaviour.

This report presents workload statistics for the last five financial years for the operational directorates of the Youth Justice Agency (YJA). From 2007 to 2011 this includes Youth Conference and Community Services and the Custodial Services.