Justice

Restorative justice: Progress hampered

The latest progress report for the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy reports that the lack of political leadership and funding cuts…

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Building for a bright future

Newly elected President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, Darren Toombs, talks about his and the Law Society’s priorities…

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Consensus for extending use of live court links

The Department of Justice has outlined that there is vast support from experts and the wider public alike to extend…

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Need to tackle domestic abuse failure

The draft Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy 2023-2030 will be the latest strategy which aims to tackle domestic and sexual…

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Delivering and maintaining justice services

Richard Pengelly, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Justice, discusses the challenges facing the justice sector in Northern Ireland and…

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Advocating for the recognition of justice as a precious public asset

Chief Executive of the Bar of Northern Ireland, David Mulholland writes for agendaNi on the societal and economic benefits being…

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Prisons 25 by 25

Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), Ronnie Armour, talks to David Whelan about the challenges of a…

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Rethinking access to justice

Brian Archer, President of The Law Society of Northern Ireland, discusses the importance of access to justice and the vital…

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Lessons to learn from murders of two women

In November 2022, the Department of Justice released two Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR), covering equally harrowing murders of women which…

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High satisfaction with remote court hearings

As Covid-19 holds diminishing sway over public policy, the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service has published a qualitative analysis…

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