Media Centre
Welcome to the media centre of the Department of Justice. Press releases issued by the Department in the current calendar month will appear on this page. To access previous press releases please browse the news archive on the right hand side.
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Ford publishes proposals to recover Crown Court legal aid costs
Friday, 3 February 2012
Justice Minister David Ford has published for consultation proposals to recover legal aid costs from wealthy defendants in the Crown court.
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Ford highlights reforms to fine enforcement system
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Justice Minister David Ford has today signalled his intention to fundamentally reform how the justice system deals with fine defaulters.
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Ford welcomes CJINI follow-up report on Causeway System
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Justice Minister David Ford welcomed today’s Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) follow-up review on the Causeway data sharing mechanism
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Ford warns public of dangers of supporting organised crime
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Justice Minister David Ford has urged the public not to support organised crime.
