Justice
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Transformation and the PPS
Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Herron talks to David Whelan about the impact of restructuring amidst decreasing budgets, public confidence,…
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A different beat
Approaching one year in post, PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne speaks with David Whelan about his core planks of change…
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Gillen Review: Where are we now?
Ten months after Sir John Gillen published his review into the law and procedures in serious sexual offences, Victim Support…
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Hate crime legislation review
David Whelan speaks to the Judge Desmond Marrinan, the man tasked with defining hate crime in Northern Ireland and reviewing…
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Prison progress
Reflecting on a scathing inspection in 2015 that declared HMP Maghaberry to be “unsafe and unstable”, new governor David Kennedy…
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Implementing the Good Friday Agreement
Providing a licensing system for the early release of up to 500 loyalist and republican prisoners sentenced before 10 April…
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The Gillen Review
Following the conclusion of a consultation process on his preliminary report into law and procedure in serious sexual offences in…
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Changing lives for safer communities
Newly appointed Chair of the Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI) Dale Ashford, QFSM outlines his vision of the future pathway…
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Prison mental health in Northern Ireland
Whilst a recent inspection has reflected improvements in HMP Maghaberry, significant scope remains for the improvement of mental health provision…
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Systemic change needed to improve the system for victims
Geraldine Hanna, CEO of Victim Support NI, formed part of The Gillen Review advisory panel. In this article, she provides…
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