Criminal Justice / Prisons
- The Criminal Justice Inspectorate for Northern Ireland has published its first baseline inspection of the Public Prosecution Service. (See pdf
version <http://www.cjini.org/Publications/documents/PPSReportWeb.pdf>)
For many, including the PFC, the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was one of the institutions which played a key role in covering up wrongdoing by those acting on behalf of the state, officially and unofficially. Now repackaged as the PPS it remains to be seen whether a new era of openness and accountability is in the offing. The recent decision not to prosecute in the Pat Finucane case would suggest that protecting the interests of the state remains more important than upholding the law.
- CAJ press release on PPS inspection
- Report of the Fundamental Review of Death Certification and Coroner Services (Coroner's review)
- Public Prosecution and the Northern Ireland Criminal Justice Review Implementation Plan (Dec 01) (
)
- Comments On The Implementation Plan For The Criminal Justice Review And The Justice (NI) Bill
- A Briefing Paper on the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. This 65 page report was prepared by the PFC as a submission to the Criminal Justice Review. It represents the most extensive critical examination of the role of the DPP yet undertaken.
- The long expected Criminal Justice Review was at last published on March 30 2000. The document can be found on the NIO website in pdf format.
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