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. 

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