Posts tagged ‘Justice’

:Police performances

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Fifteen of the 25 police performance targets were missed by the PSNI in the last financial year. Meadhbh Monahan reports. The Policing Board’s annual report, has indicated its concern at the failure of the PSNI to meet over half of its targets. Targets are set out by the board in accordance with the annual policing plan, taking into account the Secretary of State’s policing objectives set during direct rule, district policing partnership priorities and national policing targets. The performances in 2009-2010 were compared with those in 2008-2009. The number of more serious violent...[full story]

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:Bloody Sunday truth

Friday, July 9th, 2010
Following the release of the Saville report, agendaNi summarises the reactions of leading political figures and clergy. A heartfelt apology from the British Prime Minister heralded the long awaited arrival of the Saville Report into the events of 30 January 1972: Bloody Sunday. “I never want to call into question the behaviour of our soldiers and our army who I believe are the finest in the world,” David Cameron said. “But the conclusions of this report are absolutely clear … What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable.” The report, which concluded...[full story]

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:Advising government

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
In the early hours of the morning on 12 April, the Attorney General for England and Wales ceased to hold that authority over Northern Ireland. On 24 May John Larkin QC became the first Attorney General for Northern Ireland since Basil Kelly held the position in 1972. In the intervening years the British Attorney General has effectively held two posts; for England and Wales and for Northern Ireland. Unlike our closest neighbours across the Irish Sea, the post is set aside for an individual who is not a member of the government. In Scotland, for example, the equivalent Lord Advocate is...[full story]

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:Clearing up the bills

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Financial pain is on the way for the devolved justice system, if Northern Ireland does not get a grip on its legal aid bill, Dominic Grieve warned on the general election trail. The Conservatives also planned to solve the vexed bill of rights dispute by giving Northern Ireland a place in a national version. Grieve spoke to agendaNi as Shadow Justice Secretary on the election campaign trail. Ken Clarke was appointed to the post in Cameron’s new cabinet with Grieve becoming Attorney- General, the Government’s chief legal advisor. MP for Beaconsfield and a barrister by background, he...[full story]

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:After the transfer

Friday, May 14th, 2010
As justice powers go back to Stormont, Peter Cheney looks at what lies ahead for local law and order. A reminder of Northern Ireland’s darkest days heralded the arrival of justice powers in the province in the early minutes of 12 April. Arguably, the dissidents were first to respond to the devolution of justice and their bombing at Palace Barracks, 24 minutes after the move, undoubtedly influenced the Stormont debate taking place later that day. Cross-community support was the hurdle on which two nominees for the justice post fell. Neither Danny Kennedy nor Alban Maginness received...[full story]

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