October - December

Fewer young people entering the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland has been highlighted as the primary achievement of the Youth Justice Review in a report published today (11 December 2015) by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI).

Northern Ireland's Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice has called for greater collaboration between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS), to address significant failings in the preparation of case files and the standards applied around disclosure.

A report on an independent inspection of Maghaberry Prison has revealed significant failures in local leadership combined with an ineffective relationship with senior management within the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), contributed to the high security facility becoming unsafe and unstable for prisoners and staff.

Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has found the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS) has made 'satisfactory progress' in implementing recommendations designed to improve the level of information provided to victims and witnesses around its prosecution decisions.