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Minister, do you agree that a full investigation could lead to the discovery of Arlene's remains?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Arlene Arkinson: Public Inquiry Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Arlene Arkinson: Public Inquiry
I will write to the Member, because that is a sensitive issue. I met the family and had a detailed discussion with them and their legal representatives. Complex issues are at play in that the way in which the original case was handled has contributed to the family's distress. I will write to the Member with my…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Arlene Arkinson: Public Inquiry Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Arlene Arkinson: Public Inquiry
There is space for additional cross-departmental working between the Department of Justice and the Department of Health. Many of the people who come into the purview of the Department of Justice do so as a result of the fact that they have fallen through the education system net and the health service net. They come…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sentencing: Knife and Drug-related Crime Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sentencing: Knife and Drug-related Crime
Thank you for that update. How effective is the harm reduction and rehabilitation model?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sentencing: Knife and Drug-related Crime Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sentencing: Knife and Drug-related Crime
There are a number of complex parts to that. First, sentencing lies with the Lady Chief Justice and the judiciary, who are independent of my office. We can certainly, through a sentencing Bill, set the maximum sentences for an offence, but it is up to the judiciary, on the basis of what they hear and what they learn…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sentencing: Knife and Drug-related Crime Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sentencing: Knife and Drug-related Crime
With the cooperation of your colleague who chairs the Justice Committee, we will, hopefully, get that Bill to the Committee next spring. Then, it will then be a matter of working through the consultation on that. Towards the end of next year, I hope that we will be in a position to put it on the statute book.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: Attacks on Officers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: Attacks on Officers
I thank the Minister for her response. Does she have a time frame for that or any idea when the legislation will be enacted?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: Attacks on Officers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: Attacks on Officers
There are a number of things that the Department can do. First, I intend, as part of the sentencing Bill that I have planned as the second Bill in the mandate, to bring forward new provisions for emergency and front-line workers to ensure that the maximum sentence is increased for offences where someone has attacked a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: Attacks on Officers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: Attacks on Officers
The main aim of the Bill will be to ensure that legislation represents the most effective approach for the justice system to deal with criminal conduct motivated by hostility and to assist victims to seek redress through the criminal justice system. It will introduce a new statutory aggravation model that will see…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation
Can the Minister clarify what the Bill will seek to do?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation
One of my key priorities as Minister of Justice has been to improve support and legislative protection for victims of hate crime. Somebody being targeted because of who they are, where they are from or what they believe is unacceptable to us all. Obviously, the Department has been working to implement Judge Marrinan's…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation
It is not a matter for me to have a view. The issue is whether I have any responsibility or levers to control those matters, and I do not, because, as Minister of Justice, it would not be appropriate. I am sure that colleagues in the Chamber who are members of the Policing Board would be more than happy to follow up.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: PTSD and Mental Health Services Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: PTSD and Mental Health Services
I will reiterate the second part of my question. Given that sickness absence levels will affect policing numbers, which will then affect the ability to keep our communities safe, does the Minister have a view on the level of sickness absences in the police in relation to work-related stress — PTSD?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: PTSD and Mental Health Services Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: PTSD and Mental Health Services
Again, the provision of support services for the PSNI is a matter for the Chief Constable and the Policing Board. It is not a matter for the Department of Justice.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: PTSD and Mental Health Services Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: PTSD and Mental Health Services
The recruitment of police officers is an operational matter for the Chief Constable, who is accountable to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. I am committed to respecting their operational independence in this matter. I will continue to work with the Chief Constable to ensure that the Police Service is properly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: Number of Officers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: Number of Officers
Is the Minister aware of or has she received expressions of concern from business and community leaders who are calling for higher numbers of police officers on the ground? Does she share those concerns, and will she support all efforts to increase police numbers?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: Number of Officers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: Number of Officers
Again, it is not my job to assess current police numbers. I will not demur from the current Chief Constable's assessment. He has said that he believes that police numbers are too low, and I think that most of us would agree with that on the basis of our experience.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI: Number of Officers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI: Number of Officers
We continue to recruit actively to the Prison Service. Indeed, we have passing out parades in the Long Gallery almost biweekly, should any of you wish to go there to celebrate those who have committed themselves to working in the Prison Service. It is not simply an issue of lack of staffing. The challenge is that the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels
I thank the Minister for her response. Has the situation been brought about as a result of a shortage of prison grade staff in our prisons?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels
Thank you. That issue is of ongoing concern, as the Member will understand. As prisons become more crowded, they become a higher-stress environment. I pay tribute to the work that our prison officers do daily in looking after some of the most complex and often difficult individuals in society but also providing those…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels
Yes.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels
Did the Member say "prison grade staff"?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Prison Staff: Sickness Levels
I have already made it clear that I have no powers to review the PPS, and I have no powers to direct the PPS. The PPS is entirely independent. It is funded by the Department of Finance — that comes directly from the Finance Minister — and is not part of the landscape of the Department of Justice. I recognise the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Operation Kenova: PPS Confidence Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Operation Kenova: PPS Confidence
This is an extremely important subject. By my count — the Minister can correct me, if this is wrong — at least three of the 10 recommendations resulting from Operation Kenova would, if enacted, relate to her Department. Will the Minister commit to legislating to provide procedural time limits in relation to judicial…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Operation Kenova: PPS Confidence Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Operation Kenova: PPS Confidence
I remind Mr O'Toole that the PPS is a non-ministerial department that is entirely separate from the Department of Justice. I do not answer for the PPS, I do not provide its funding and I do not deal with its issues. The Member asked me specifically whether I have confidence in the PPS: I do.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Operation Kenova: PPS Confidence Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Operation Kenova: PPS Confidence
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