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  • Policing and community safety

    Policies, strategies and legislation on criminal history disclosure, organised crime, policing and community safety.

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    Safer communities

    The Department's priority is to promote and contribute to the Safer Communities through partnership working with statutory organisations, communities, the third sector and businesses. See here our progress.

    • Domestic Homicide Reviews
    • Policing and Community Safety Partnerships
    • Domestic and Sexual Abuse

    Criminal history disclosure

    • AccessNI Frequently Asked Questions
    • AccessNI Training
    • Criminal records filtering review scheme

    Policing

    • Policing in Northern Ireland
    • PACE Codes of Practice
    • Police Pension Scheme Advisory Board

    Organised crime

    Organised crime can be defined as planned and coordinated criminal behaviour, conducted by people, groups or networks working together on a continuing basis. Their motivation is usually financial gain. Organised crime operates within and across jurisdictions and causes harm to individuals, communities and businesses. Organised crime may involve violence or the threat of violence and, in Northern Ireland, some organised crime groups also have paramilitary connections.

    Related to Policing and community safety

    Most recent publications

    • AccessNI Privacy Notice

      Published 1 May 2025
    • AccessNI Frequently Asked Questions

      Published 30 April 2025
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Draft Victims and Witnesses of Crime Strategy 2025 – 2030

      Published 19 May 2025 Closes 27 July 2025
    • Sentence Reduction for Guilty Pleas

      Published 16 May 2025 Closes 11 July 2025
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Long disappointed by comments by PFNI

      Published 21 May 2025
    • Long seeks views on draft strategy aiming to support victims and witnesses

      Published 21 May 2025
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department of Justice including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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