Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill

Memoranda and Papers from the Department of Justice

Here you will find a list of Departmental papers and correspondence received by the Committee in relation to its scrutiny of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill:

13 February 2026 Department of Justice response letter - COPNI paper on hate crime protected characteristics (PDF, 10 pages, 409KB)

24 February 2026 Department of Justice written paper - Post-introduction: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill (PDF, 4 pages, 173KB)

26 March 2026 Department of Justice - Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum (PDF, 19 pages, 307KB)

17 June 2026 Department of Justice - Response to Convention Memorandum (PDF, 8 pages, 3,070KB) 

17 June 2026 Department of Justice - Response to ICO on the Criminal Justice (Sentencing Etc) Bill (PDF, 11 pages, 3,984KB)

29 June 2026 Minister of Justice - Deepfake Amendment (PDF, 4 pages, 609KB) 

22 July 2026 Minister of Justice response to question from B Kingston, MLA on Driving Ban Commencement (PDF, 1 Page, 235KB)

22 July 2026 Department of Justice response to P Dolan oral evidence session (PDF, 4 pages, 904KB)

6 August 2026 Department of Justice response to Public Prosection Service evidence session (PDF, 6 Pages, 1.83MB)

28 August 2026 Department of Justice response to matters not included in the Bill (PDF, 23 pages, 6.37MB)

23 September 2026 Department of Justice - Response to Public Prosecution Service (PDF, 5 pages, 1,769 KB)

5 October 2026 Department of Justice - Response to Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission evidence session (PDF 5 pages, 1339 KB) 

6 October 2026 Minister of Justice - Deepfake Amendment next steps report (PDF 29 pages, 7797 KB)

6 October 2026 Department of Justice - Clause 33 (2) Use of “immediately” (PDF 5 pages, 1275 KB)

7 October 2026 Department of Justice - Response to Families of Lisa Dorrian and Charlotte Murray oral evidence session

8 October 2026 Department of Justice - Response regarding Sentencing  and the Impact on Victims 

21 October 2026 Department of Justice - Response following oral evidence 

21 October 2026 Department of Justice - Response on PPS concerns and following oral evidence session