All of Mrs Naomi Long’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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I am not sure where the Member has been over the past five, six, seven, eight years or, indeed, for much of the rest of his life if he thinks that there is not a problem —
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention
The work of the IMB is often overlooked. It is a demanding role and, in terms of the spectrum of volunteering that people can be engaged in, volunteering in the IMB in our prisons is probably one of the most challenging. It has proved hard both to recruit people into that role and to retain people, particularly in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention
Prison staff, as you know, are members of the Civil Service. That being the case, they are dealt with through Civil Service HR mainstream procedures. However, the support offered to them by the Prison Service itself has been enhanced during my term in office. Initiatives have been introduced on peer support;…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention
The only challenge facing the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) in relation to recruitment and retention is uncertainty around funding to allow them to recruit in sufficient numbers to respond to the rising prison population. The Prison Service has no difficulty attracting applicants, with 525 individuals…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Prison Service: Recruitment and Retention
Yes. As I said, set criteria are available for referrals to the Substance Misuse Court, and defendants can be assessed as not being suitable. After a four-week engagement programme, they are assessed to see whether they are in a position to engage effectively with the programme. It is only after that initial screening…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court
Enhanced combination orders and the work in the Substance Misuse Courts are two separate things, but part of the challenge has been that, in order to pilot that work, much of the resource has gone through partners in the community and voluntary sector, as they deliver much of the care and intervention. There will be…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court
The Substance Misuse Court issue goes much wider than the criminal aspect; it is about trying to tackle the underlying causes and complexities of addiction. It is often challenging to get people to break the cycle of addiction and related offending. The evidence from the evaluations to date shows that the Substance…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court
To date, two evaluations of the Substance Misuse Court have shown positive outcomes. Work is ongoing on its cost-effectiveness, and it is anticipated that the full evaluation will be completed by the end of June 2026. I fully endorse its use and effectiveness.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Substance Misuse Court
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 That the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
I will not keep you long. Doug's brevity has put down a challenge for us all. I want to say a couple of things. First, I totally agree that tying digital ID in with the Bill was a mistake that caused a degree of consternation. We are in danger, today, of agreeing too much: I do not know whether that does more damage…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Crime and Policing Bill: Legislative Consent Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Crime and Policing Bill: Legislative Consent Motion
I beg to move Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The Justice Committee has been very patient and very busy today, so I do not intend to take quite as long on this legislation as I did on the previous legislation. As Members will know, the Crime and Policing Bill was introduced at Westminster on 25 February…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Crime and Policing Bill: Legislative Consent Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Crime and Policing Bill: Legislative Consent Motion
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. This debate has been an excellent one, and I thank all the Members who participated. I hope that I will be able to touch on most of the issues that you have raised. If I do not do that today, please come back to me, because there will be opportunities for us to engage as we…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I thank the Member for giving way. I initially drafted the Bill with transgender identity included, because I do not think that anybody in the Chamber would argue that, when it comes to being a victim of crime, somebody who is transgender should be any less well protected than a member of any other vulnerable group.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I really appreciate the Member giving way, and I apologise, but this is something that I am genuinely passionate about. It is really important to look at how infrequently domestic abuse cases are made out in court and contrast that with the figures for domestic abuse contest cases that have been heard in the remote…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
The legal position is clear: there is no conflict. People are released on licence under the Life Sentence Order only when they have served their tariff but can be released by the prison, under the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules, at any time during that period for good reason, and one of those good reasons is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I thank the Member for giving way. The issue with the three years is what we are considering when looking to increase the jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Court. If we go down that route and increase its jurisdiction as intended, there will be the opportunity to add unduly lenient sentences in that context. In the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I thank the Member for giving way. I appreciate that he is being generous with his time. I will come on to that in more detail, but I will say for now that the difference is that, if a 12-month custodial sentence in the Magistrates' Court is appealed, it cannot be changed, because that is, by and large, the maximum…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I appreciate the Member giving way. I know that that is something that he is passionate about. It is for that reason that I put the issue of a sentencing council into the sentencing review that is happening at the moment. When we consulted on that previously, there were very disparate views on its effectiveness and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I think that the Member is conflating two slightly different issues. One is about gender or sex, as in male or female, and it was about the number of misogyny hate crimes that were picked up. The other is to do with transgender hate crimes, which, as we know, have increased. The letter that I sent to colleagues in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
I welcome the support for the aggravator model that we have heard so far in the debate. To be clear, it is not about being restrictive. We consulted on the categories in the Bill at the moment. There is also a clause that allows us to add by regulation additional categories, given that a phase 2 consultation will look…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
And probation officers.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill: Second Stage
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