Publications

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 the perceived level of harm caused by organised crime. 

For applicants of civil legal aid to explain what you might have to pay towards your legal aid, if you win or keep money or property as a result of your case.

Legal representatives will be aware that the Commission had “restated” the exemptions which updated obsolete legislative references contained in Regulation 17(9)(a) and (f) which refer to family legislation and social security benefits. 

This bulletin draws on findings from the 2009/10 Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS), a representative, continuous, personal interview survey of the experiences and perceptions of crime of 4,102 adults living in private households throughout Northern Ireland. 

This strategy is about building on existing practical and strategic co-operation, and identifying a number of key strands of work where both Services feel that co-operation and supporting legislation can become even stronger.

This bulletin draws on findings from the 2009/10 Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS), a representative, continuous, personal interview survey of the experiences and perceptions of crime of 4,102 adults living in private households throughout Northern Ireland. 

This bulletin documents the results from a self-reporting module on drug misuse from the 2008/09 Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS).

This report contains two papers; the first looks at the cost of crime to the Northern Ireland economy and the second examines possible ways of assessing how these costs of crime impact directly on government departments.

The consultation paper set out proposals for the introduction of a statutory offender levy system to Northern Ireland, involving the imposition of a monetary sum on certain sentences handed down by the courts and on voluntarily accepted non-court based penalties, such as fixed

This review was initiated on 30th June by the Director of Operations (NIPS). The Ombudsman investigated two representative cases arising from complaints in relation to Roe House Maghaberry.

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 the perceived level of harm caused by organised crime.

Statutory special measures to assist vulnerable and intimidated witnesses give their best evidence in criminal proceedings.

This guide explains what restorative justice is and demonstrates how it has impacted upon young people who have had the experience of taking part in it.

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 the perceived level of harm caused by organised crime.

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

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.