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All options to deal with financial pressures on justice system exhausted – Long

All options to deal with financial pressures within Northern Ireland’s justice system have now been exhausted, Naomi Long has told MLAs. The Justice Minister said there is no scope for her department to absorb any further pressures, adding that, ...

22 Oct 2024 at 16:04

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland barristers strike over fees

Criminal barristers and solicitors in Northern Ireland are taking part in strike action over fees. They protested outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday during the stoppage as they withdrew services for work on criminal cases. Criminal ...

04 Nov 2024 at 12:50

Northern Ireland

Public excluded from serious sexual offences trials in N Ireland under new laws

The public is being banned from attending serious sexual offences trials in Northern Ireland under new laws which have come into force. Lifelong anonymity for victims of sexual offending will be extended until 25 years after the victim has ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Review makes recommendations to improve professional standards in PSNI

A number of recommendations for improvements in PSNI professional standards have been made following several controversies, including allegations of misogyny and misuse of social media by officers. The Northern Ireland Policing Board ...

30 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Long discusses police budget pressures in meeting with Boutcher

Northern Ireland’s new justice minister, Naomi Long, has met the PSNI chief constable to discuss pressures on officer numbers and the police service’s budget. Mrs Long also said new legislation to increase sentences for those ...

07 Feb 2024 at 17:01

Northern Ireland

Review calls for ‘open and public debate’ over use of data-driven technology by PSNI

There needs to be an “open and public debate” about the use of data-driven technology in policing in Northern Ireland, a new report has recommended. The Policing Board also said there appears to be an “absence of significant ...

05 Jul 2023 at 10:30

Local News

Review of Northern Ireland Policing Board to begin on Monday

A review of Northern Ireland’s Policing Board will begin on Monday, Justice Minister Naomi Long has announced. The board is the oversight body for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Ms Long said the review would ...

12 Sept 2024 at 21:30

Local News

Criminal barristers vote to extend action in legal aid cases

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have voted to extend a boycott of legal aid-funded crown court cases for a further four weeks. The withdrawal of services is part of an ongoing dispute over fees. Members of the ...

29 Jan 2025 at 09:35

Local News

Justice funding for Derry search and rescue groups

Justice Minister Naomi Long has announced funding of £100,000 for Northern Ireland Search and Rescue (NISAR) groups, bringing the total allocated to more than £1.2million in the past seven years. Nine voluntary ...

22 Oct 2022 at 17:28

Northern Ireland

Criminal barristers in NI to withdraw services in legal aid dispute

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have announced a one-day withdrawal of services on November 4 as part of a dispute over legal aid fees. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) also said that from the ...

18 Oct 2024 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

Many criminal trials grind to halt as barristers begin month-long case boycott

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have begun a month-long boycott of legal aid-funded crown court cases. The withdrawal of services is part of an ongoing dispute over fees. Members of the ...

06 Jan 2025 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

Reform urged for ‘disjointed’ bail and remand system in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s criminal bail and remand system is “disjointed” and leads to prison being used as the “default revolving door”, a report has found. The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice ...

11 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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