Committee for Justice: 2022 - 2027 Mandate

2025 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 2025.

 

Justice Bill: Biometrics Amendments

- Date: 04/03/2025

This paper provides an overview of the amendments to the Justice Bill relating to biometrics. This set of amendments covers the additional provisions relating to Part One on the framework for the retention and destruction of DNA and fingerprints in Northern Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland: Biometric Data and Policing

- Date: 09/01/2025

This Briefing Paper provides further information for the Justice Committee in relation to the approach taken to the retention and destruction of biometric data in the Republic of Ireland held by the Garda Síochána.

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Justice Bill: Supplementary Information

- Date: 09/01/2025

This Briefing Paper provides further information for the Justice Committee in relation to the meaning of qualifying and recordable offences specified within the draft Justice Bill.

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