Police Service of Northern Ireland
Who do we inspect?
Under Section 46 the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, CJI was originally given the power to inspect nine named organisations. Further additions were later made by Order and as a result of Section 45 of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, as amended by Schedule 13 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010.
By law, CJI is not allowed to investigate individual cases but it can, when asked by the Minister for Justice, undertake specific pieces of work including investigations and reviews.
Organisations within CJI’s inspection remit
Public Prosecution Service
Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland
Courts and Tribunals Service
Youth Justice Agency
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Probation Board for Northern Ireland
Forensic Science Northern Ireland
Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland
State Pathologist’s Department
Other bodies with a regulatory or prosecutorial role that engage with the Criminal Justice System.
More about our process
The inspection process
CJI conducts Inspections and Reviews assessing criminal justice organisations and bodies through document reviews, data analysis, evidence gathering, interviews and on-site visits. We identify and make recommendations where improvements can be made. After testing and quality assuring our report findings and recommendations, we request permission to publish our reports from the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland and make them available to the public.
Who we work with and report to
As an independent, statutory Inspectorate, CJI reports to members of the Northern Ireland Assembly as well as collaborating closely with other Inspectorates and organisations across the world.
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