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2 Dec 2019

New Chief Inspector joins CJI

Jacqui Durkin has begun her appointment as the new Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland by paying tribute to her predecessor and looking forward to the challenges of…

Press Release

20 Nov 2019

Safety of prisoners an ongoing challenge for Prison Service and Trust

A new inspection by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) has found limited progress has been made in implementing recommendations to improve…

Report Published

20 Nov 2019

Safety of prisoners still high priority for Inspectorate

Outgoing CJI Chief Inspector Brendan McGuigan has highlighted the importance and challenges of ensuring prisoner safety in Northern Ireland. Mr McGuigan said he was frustrated more had not been done…

Press Release

23 Oct 2019

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‘Public protection arrangements performing well but no room for complacency’ says Inspectorate

The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland Brendan McGuigan has acknowledged the continued positive developments and progress made around the Public Protection Arrangements Northern Ireland (PPANI) in a new…

Report Published

23 Oct 2019

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PPANI

CJI’s Chief Inspector Brendan McGuigan has welcomed the progress made by the Public Protection Arrangements Northern Ireland (PPANI) in a new inspection report. The report identified that levels of engagement…

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17 Oct 2019

Chief Inspector welcomes appointment of successor

CJI’s Chief Inspector Brendan McGuigan has welcomed the appointment of Jacqui Durkin as his successor with effect from 30 November 2019. Following the announcement today by the Department of Justice…

Press Release

8 Oct 2019

Inspectorate publishes findings of prisoner pre-release testing review

Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has today (8 October 2019) published the findings of an independent review of arrangements in place within the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) to…

Report Published

8 Oct 2019

Inspectorate reports on prisoner pre-release testing arrangements

CJI has published the findings of a review of the pre-release testing arrangements operated by the Northern Ireland Prison Service. The review, which was carried out at the request of…

Press Release

22 Sep 2019

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Inspectorate welcomes progress of Policing and Community Safety Partnerships but ‘more still to do’

The positive contribution made by Police and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSPs) to improving community safety and engagement with the police, has been highlighted in a new report published today (22…

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19 Sep 2019

UN Experts conclude visit to places of detention within the UK

United Nations experts are preparing a report on detention after concluding a 12-day visit to the United Kingdom during which they visited a number of different locations and places of…

Report Published

22 Aug 2019

Policing and Community Safety Partnerships

A new CJI inspection report looking at Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSPs) has found improvements in their operation five years after the publication of CJI’s initial inspection findings. James…

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19 Aug 2019

Inspection of probation practice, Assessor training workshop

Today CJI Inspectors are joined by colleagues from the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) to commence a two day training workshop delivered by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMI…

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