Reflecting on a scathing inspection in 2015 that declared HMP Maghaberry to be “unsafe and unstable”, new governor David Kennedy talks to David Whelan about the significant progress that has been made in recent years within the largest of Northern Ireland’s three prisons. An unannounced inspection in late 2018 pointed to “significant progress” being made...
Following the reconstitution of the policing board, PSNI deputy chief constable Stephen Martin looks ahead to the formulation of a new Policing Plan and discusses its ability to build on recent outcomes-focussed initiatives. In 2016, the Northern Ireland Policing Board and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) agreed a number of long-term strategic outcomes...
A year after taking up post as permanent secretary at the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Denis McMahon reflects on progress to date, challenges ahead and his vision going forward. DAERA is a department that delivers for farming businesses, rural and coastal communities and one that works hard to protect and enhance...
Speaking at Social Enterprise NI’s Social Value Conference 2019, permanent secretary for the Department of Finance, Sue Gray, outlines her department’s work and ambitions in supporting social economy in Northern Ireland. With 20 years of experience working within the Cabinet Office as director-general of the Propriety and Ethics Team, the expertise gained by to senior...
After a post-merger transitional year, Radius Housing entered 2019 equipped with a new five-year corporate strategy to further its aim of making a positive difference in Northern Ireland by providing the best possible housing, care...
