Issue 117
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Policing and justice report
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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Public Affairs
Opening up the archives
One hundred years after the formation of an official public record office for Northern Ireland, David Whelan talks to Acting…
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Public Affairs
2024: The year of elections
2024 is set to be a year of elections, with over 40 general elections scheduled or highly likely to take…
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Public Affairs
TRADE UNION DESK: The next scandal(s)
The extraordinary success of Mr Bates vs the Post Office has highlighted the truth of an adage used previously in…
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Public Affairs
UK legacy legislation: Ireland pursues legal avenue
Ireland has initiated its first interstate case against the British Government at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) since…
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Local parties back end to mandatory powersharing
The Alliance Party and the SDLP have endorsed a new report which has recommended a new process requiring a ‘supermajority’…
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Stephen Farry MP: Fiscal floor must be increased to reflect need
Alliance MP Stephen Farry argues that the 124 per cent fiscal floor included in Chris Heaton-Harris MP’s financial package for…
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