CJINI - Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland - April

23/06/2006

Kit Chivers, Brendan McGuigan and members of the CJI Inspection team welcomed Dawn Purvis and David Ervine, MLA of the Progressive Unionist Party to CJI headquarters as part of the CJI’s efforts to engage with all political parties and key opinion formers.

22/06/2006

Ulster Unionst meet with CJI

Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey and North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon met with CJI as part of on-going efforts by the Chief Inspector and his staff to engage with different political parties and key opinion formers.

19/06/2006

Deputy Chief Inspector gives a presentation to Iraq officals

Brendan McGuigan gave a presentation to a group of senior police officers, judges and prison governors from Iraq who were attending a course at Bramshill Police Staff College in Hampshire on the challenges faced post conflict for a criminal justice system. During the presentation, the Deputy Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice explained how inspection could contribute positively towards the change and improvement of criminal justice systems.

30/05/2006

CJI meet Alliance Party

Kit Chivers and Brendan McGuigan met with three representatives of the Alliance Party as part of ongoing efforts to develop greater understanding of the work of CJI and to engage with members of different political parties and key opinion formers. The meeting was attended by Dr Stephen Farry Alliance Party Justice spokesman, Allan Leonard, Alliance Party General Secretary and Robert Logan, a member of Carrickfergus DPP.

25/05/2006

Social Security Agency’s Benefit Investigation Service report published

CJI published its inspection report of the Social Security Agency’s Benefit Investigation Service.

18/05/2006

CJI publish report on Avoidable Delay

CJI published its thematic inspection on Avoidable Delay within the criminal justice system. The report was handed over to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain and other Ministers following a presentation on its findings by Kit Chivers Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice and CJI Inspector James Corrigan in London.

04/05/2006

Maghaberry Prison report published

CJI and HM Inspector of Prisons published a joint Inspection of Maghaberry Prison. The Inspection report into Maghaberry Prison and press release can be found on the CJI website.

04/05/2006

Chief Inspector meets Craigavon District Policing Partnership

The Chief Inspector addressed a private meeting of Craigavon District Policing Partnership. Mr Chivers spoke to the Chairman and DPP members about the work of CJI and the part they would play in a forthcoming inspection of Community Safety Partnerships that includes Craigavon.

25/04/2006

Common Purpose

CJI (Kit Chivers and Paul Mageean) again set the challenge for Common Purpose’s annual Challenge Day on the criminal justice system. A total of 37 participants in the Common Purpose programme spent a day wrestling with topical issues in the field of criminal justice, starting with a morning in Maghaberry Prison and visiting a range of agencies and voluntary organisations in the afternoon. The evening feedback session featured a panel comprising Resident Magistrate Fiona Bagnall, Alice Chapman (YJA), Fiona Greene (VSNI), Debbie Watters (NI Alternatives), Adrian Arbuthnot (NIO), Pat Conway (NIACRO) and Kit Chivers.

21/04/2006

CJI publish Corporate Plan for 2006-09 and Business Plan for 2006-07

CJI published its Corporate Plan for 2006-09 and Business Plan for 2006-07.

19/04/2006

Kit Chivers re-appointed as Chief Inspector

Secretary of State Peter Hain has re-appointed Kit Chivers as Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for a further two years commencing on the 4 August 2006. Kit was appointed in 2003 for three years with the possibility of extension to five.

04/04/2006

Chief Inspector and Prison Ombudsman co-operation

The Chief Inspector signs a protocol for co-operation with the NI Prisoner Ombudsman, Brian Coulter.

03/04/2006

New Media and Communications Officer joins CJI

Meloney McVeigh joins CJI as Media and Communications Officer.

April - June