Justice Bill

Post Committee Stage Consideration

Here you will find paperwork recieved and considered by the Committee for Justice after the Committee stage of the Justice Bill finished: 

Department of Justice

26 March 2026 Department of Justice response - Live Link amendments (PDF, 4 pages 399KB)

26 March 2026 Departmnet of Justice - Restorative Justice: Update on accreditation process (PDF, 63 pages 11467KB)

16 April 2026 Department of Justice - Deepfake amendment update (PDF, 2 pages 170KB)

Others 

25 March 2026 Bar of Northern Ireland - Offer to brief Committee on new Clause 27a (PDF, 1 page 287KB)

1 April 2026 Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland response - Pre-inspection reporting for Restorative Justice (PDF, 4 pages 927KB)

24 April 2026 Bar of Northern Ireland - Justice Bill: Taxation reform – New Clause 27a (PDF, 8 pages 252KB)

6 May 2026 Law Society of Northern Ireland - Justice Bill: Taxation reform – New Clause 27a (PDF, 6 pages 257KB)

Minutes of Evidence 

Here you will find a list of the Official Reports of Oral Evidence sessions on the Bill when they are available:

30 April 2026 Bar of Northern Ireland - Justice Bill: Taxation reform – New Clause 27a

7 May 2026 Department of Justice - Justice Bill: Restorative Justice – Accreditation Process outcome

7 May 2026 Law Society - Justice Bill: Taxation reform – New Clause 27a