Committee for Justice: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2024 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee for Justice in 2024.
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner: costs for public purse of the Commissioner and staff
- Date: 20/11/2024
This Briefing Note seeks to further inform the Committee for Justice’s scrutiny of the Justice Bill. At the Committee’s request, it outlines costs for the public purse of the office of the Scottish Biometric Commissioner, in terms of the Commissioner and staff (administration and remunerations costs).
Review of Costings: Justice Bill 2024
- Date: 06/11/2024
This Briefing Paper draws on available evidence, including submissions by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Police Service for Northern Ireland, to review the financial implications arising from the Justice Bill for the public purse, which the DoJ identified in the accompanying Explanatory and Financial Memorandum when introducing the Bill.
Justice Bill
- Date: 20/09/2024
The paper has been prepared to inform the Justice Committee’s consideration of the Justice Bill which was introduced into the Assembly on 17 September 2024. The Bill contains 34 clauses and 4 schedules. It has four aims: to amend retention periods for DNA and biometric material; to make changes to bail and custody arrangements for children and young people; to improve services for victims and witnesses; and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of aspects of the justice system
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System: Overview
- Date: 18/09/2024
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the key issues and impacts associated with mental ill-health and the criminal justice system. The paper considers the experiences of a range of individuals who come into contact with the criminal justice system, such as offenders, witnesses, and victims. It also considers the experiences of criminal justice partners, and the staff within those organisations, who make the system operational.
Committee engagement with 2023/24 departmental budgets
- Date: 04/03/2024
This Briefing Paper aims to facilitate Northern Ireland Assembly committees (statutory committees and Audit Committee), when engaging with departments near the end of the current financial year - 2023/24 – and in anticipation of a (draft) Executive Budget 2024/25 for the next financial year commencing 1 April 2024. Such committee engagement occurs after numerous developments relating to Northern Ireland budgeting and public spending have arisen since the Executive fell in February 2022 and until it returned in February 2024. The Paper’s contents are not exhaustive given variance in the information available to RaISe at the time of writing. Potential scrutiny issues are outlined throughout for the committees’ consideration when discharging their advisory and scrutiny functions.
