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Moratorium on fee paid tribunal judicial pension cases
Following a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in the case of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Justice Minister David Ford, has written to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland to put in place a moratorium for the tribunal judiciary sitting in tribunals for which the DoJ is responsible.
Ford attends G8 planning exercise
Justice Minister David Ford is briefed by Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie and Assistant Chief Constable Alistar Finlay at the major G8 planning exercise. The exercise involved police working with partner agencies across a number of sites in Northern Ireland in preparation for the summit next month.
Security gates in Derry’s walls to be removed
Justice Minister David Ford has announced that the majority of security gates in Derry’s historic walls are being removed.
Justice Minister and NIACRO launch Challenge Hate Crime Project Papers
Justice Minister David Ford MLA today launched a series of research papers following a unique programme set up to examine and address how hate crime and sectarianism is dealt with in Northern Ireland
Ford outlines proposals to reduce spending on civil legal aid
Justice Minister David Ford has published proposals aimed at reducing the cost of civil legal aid by up to £4m per year.
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Young people must be our priority – Ford
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Justice Minister David Ford has said that young people should be a key priority for all branches of government.
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New strategy will address the needs of victims and witnesses - Ford
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Justice Minister, David Ford, has published the first strategy under devolution to improve the services for victims and witnesses of crime in Northern Ireland.
