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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As those matters remain sub judice, I will not commit to doing so until I have sought legal advice on them
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation
The ombudsman can resign at any time for any reason. She must do so in writing to His Majesty The King, and that is the only basis on which she can do so.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation
The only person who can answer as to the response that was given to Marie Anderson, either in a phone call or a private email, is Richard Pengelly, who was then the permanent secretary of my Department. I am aware only of that which is on the formal record, and I have come to answer only on that basis in the House.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation
The Member will be aware that I did not return to office until February 2024, following the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive. I was therefore not in post in September 2023. I first became aware of the matter upon being briefed by my officials on 12 February 2024. For clarity, the Police…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: Resignation
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to the Members from the Ulster Unionist Party who tabled the motion, because it is a very important issue, not least at this time of the year as many people move online to buy goods and services. In my Department, fraud and scams fall under the umbrella of safer communities.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection
The Member refers to penalty notices being a "slap on the wrist". However, they are criminal convictions and carry with them all the import of criminal convictions. They may, in effect, be a greater sanction than the one determined by the courts, if a case is prosecuted at all. Does the Member agree, therefore, that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. This is a very important motion. I very much welcome the proposer of the motion tabling it and giving the Assembly an opportunity to condemn the sharing of images and videos of fatal road traffic collisions, which is an utterly deplorable practice. It is also a very important opportunity…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Traffic Collision Sites: Privacy and Dignity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Traffic Collision Sites: Privacy and Dignity
I volunteered; otherwise, there might not have been a substantive response to the motion, and I wanted to ensure for those who have been affected that there was an Executive response. As I will outline further, it will require a lot of cross-cutting cooperation between a number of Departments and, potentially, the UK…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Traffic Collision Sites: Privacy and Dignity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Traffic Collision Sites: Privacy and Dignity
I will never shirk from an opportunity to provide clarity. The proposals were developed through a cross-justice working group led by PSNI, and they included measures to reduce pressure on the system through additional powers for police and prosecutors to deal with lower-level offences. That included expansion of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Out-of-Court Disposals: Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Out-of-Court Disposals: Consultation
Officials are analysing responses to the out-of-court disposals consultation, which invited views on a number of the proposals aimed at tackling delays in the justice system. As is commonplace in the justice system, many of the offences put forward in the proposals are broad in nature and can cover a wide range of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Out-of-Court Disposals: Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Out-of-Court Disposals: Consultation
Our five-year plan highlights the need to modernise an ageing estate. That is a critical element of making the system faster, more effective and more victim-focused. For example, we have courtrooms in which victims and witnesses cannot be separated from the accused, and that can create distress in some of those cases.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Department of Justice: Capital Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Department of Justice: Capital Budget
If people are not feeling depressed enough after listening to our revenue budget needs, I will depress them further by telling them about our capital budget needs. The justice system is currently delivered from facilities that are often antiquated and use outdated technology. I will give Members an example of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Department of Justice: Capital Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Department of Justice: Capital Budget
I share the Member's concern entirely. The lack of any clear replacement for the Shared Prosperity Fund risks undermining efforts to reduce offending and reoffending; in fact, the uncertainty about what will follow that programme puts at risk the delivery of programmes in prison. In the prison situation, where there…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Leavers: Employability Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Leavers: Employability
A critical element of reducing reoffending is how offenders leaving prison can be stabilised in the community. That means making sure that somebody has secure accommodation, that they have family links where appropriate and that they have access to healthcare and, crucially, a job or education. Without those things,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Leavers: Employability Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Leavers: Employability
My duty is not to do it to the satisfaction of PSNI officers who are waiting; my duty is to implement the recommendations of the PRRB. I have no idea whether officers will be happy with what the PRRB asks for. My job is to meet that requirement, because that is what maintains broad alignment with forces across the UK.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Pay Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Pay
Members will be well aware that there has been an ongoing debate on PSNI pay this year. There are two elements to PSNI pay. The first is the contractual element, which has been paid. It is a legal entitlement. The second element is the uplift advised by the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB). That uplift is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Pay Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Pay
The major outstanding bit is the DAPOs and DAPNs because we were not prepared enough to be able to do the regulations in the time frame that the Committee set out in its amendment and there were serious concerns about their operation in other jurisdictions. The coercive control elements of the legislation are operable…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence Cases: Court Delays Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence Cases: Court Delays
Tackling delay is one of the biggest challenges facing the criminal justice system and has been identified as a key priority by me, as Minister, and the Criminal Justice Board and justice agencies.? The speed with which domestic violence cases progress is of huge importance to victims, witnesses, the accused and,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence Cases: Court Delays Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic Violence Cases: Court Delays
On the request of the Assembly in the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act 2021, we have undertaken extensive preparatory work with the PSNI and voluntary sector partners to design a Northern Ireland-specific DAPO and DAPN model that will be both effective and operationally deliverable. Engagement has provided a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Progress Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Progress
The data is being tracked. The PSNI tracks the data that it has. That is an operational matter that the Chief Constable is engaged in routinely and held to account for, I am sure, by the Policing Board. The Executive Office will track the data in relation to the strategy, which is Executive-wide. My Department clearly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Progress Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Progress
Ending violence against women and girls is a cross-Executive priority led by the Executive Office. My Department, alongside the Department of Health, leads on the domestic and sexual abuse strategy, which is gender-inclusive and recognises that those harms can affect anyone. While my Department does not hold specific…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Progress Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Progress
There is a wide range of benefits linked to the delivery of restorative justice. First, it is a victim-centred approach that allows the perpetrator to be held directly to account. Important questions can be asked, and the impact of the harm that has occurred to the victim can be shared with the perpetrator, and that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Adult Restorative Justice Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Adult Restorative Justice
The purpose of the accreditation process is to ensure that the people and organisations that say that they are accredited by the Department have a regular review of their practice standards, any new qualifications and learning, and are kept up to date with the latest practice. Those who decide to take the restorative…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Adult Restorative Justice Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Adult Restorative Justice
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