Publications

LSANI circular 'LSA 16-23 - Closed material procedure in legacy/collusion cases' advises practitioners of the new guidance note issued to provide clarity on authority to deal with closed material in legacy/collusion cases.

This Code of Practice gives guidance to District Councils and the Northern Ireland Policing Board on their respective roles in the nomination and appointment of independent members to Policing and Community Safety Partnerships and, for Belfast, to District Policing and Communi

The report presents key data relating to the average daily prison population, receptions and discharges for Northern Ireland during 2022/23. 

This annual Official Statistics publication provides information on the one year proven reoffending rate for offenders who received a non-custodial disposal at court, a diversionary disposal or who were released from custody during 2020/21 within Northern Ireland.

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.  

Here you will find information on the revised court fees that come into effect from 01 November 2023.

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 to prioritise the services which it can offer.

Here you will find the latest AccessNI training transcripts.

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).

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

Recruitment for independent monitoring board members.

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 refers to the time from which the offence was reported to, or detect

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 in rec

Key messages for legal aid suppliers for July 2023.