Publications

Rankings, band averages and total payments made to solicitors and barristers.

If someone close to you has been killed, or if you are caring for someone bereaved in this way, this booklet aims to help.

The following statement is published in conformance with the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 which was approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly under Section 11 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Statistical quality in the Department of Justice is defined as meeting users’ needs with particular reference to the relevance, accuracy, timeliness, accessibility, comparability and coherence of the statistics collected, analysed and reported.
 

The Department of Justice aims to avoid the need for revisions to publications unless they are absolutely necessary and has put systems and processes in place to minimise the number of revisions.
 

The restatement sets out the exemptions from the statutory charge to include the recovery or preservation of money or property under the given legislative provisions. 

Sets out the costs payable to solicitors and counsel in respect of work done for a person granted free legal aid, under section 184 of the Extradition Act 2003, determined by the appropriate authority in accordance with those rules.

Department of Justice, Statistics and Research Branch – Customer Service and Engagement Statement
 

Guidance on the Vetting and Barring Scheme, which aims to protect children and vulnerable adults by ensuring that people who are judged to present a risk of harm are not allowed to work with them.

The Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995 amended.

A report of a conference hosted jointly by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Youth Justice Agency to raise awareness of the communication support needs of young offenders within the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland.

This report examines recent youth justice reform in Northern Ireland, focussing particularly on the operation and outcomes of the Youth Conference Service, which is part of the Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland.

This 1977 Order introduces the mechanisms for applying for compensation in relation to property.  This Order was amended in 2009.

Code H is added.

Legal Services Commission guidance on the submission, processing and decision-making in respect of applications for exceptional legal aid under Article 10A of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. 

Report of an independent review of corporate governance in the Youth Justice Agency - conducted by Criminal Justice Inspection NI (CJINI).

The Youth Justice Agency framework for reducing re-offending is based on the principles of restorative justice.

Northern Ireland Legal Needs Survey report and statistical annex that was completed by Tony Dignan on behalf of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission. The overall aim of the research was to enable the Commission to inform itself about the need for legal serv

Issued to the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission under Article 8 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 to explain the purpose and intentions of the Government in respect of the provision in Article 10A of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern

This circular sets out the arrangements by which sentenced prisoners, coming towards the end of their sentence, may apply for periods of temporary release.