Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any expenditure on community restorative justice, in each of the last ten years.
First Minister and deputy First Minister: The restorative strand of the Communities in Transition (CIT) Project, funded by The Executive Office (TEO), operates to provide restorative practice training and interventions across the eight CIT areas. The CIT Restorative Practice project has been operational since March 2020. The table below details the contracts that have been awarded and their values.
| Start Date | End Date | Contractor | Contract Value |
| 09/03/20 | 30/06/22 | Community Restorative Justice Ireland | £2,158,700 |
| 01/07/22 | 30/09/24 | Community Restorative Justice Ireland | £2,056,607 |
| 01/10/24 | 31/03/25 | Community Restorative Justice Ireland | £547,999 |
| 01/04/25 | 31/03/26 | Community Restorative Justice Ireland | £504,990 |
Community Restorative Justice Ireland was appointed lead organisation for the above projects however they work in partnership with NI Alternatives Ltd to provide the services across the eight areas.
Community Restorative Justice Ireland deliver restorative projects in the following four CNR areas:
Lurgan
North Belfast
West Belfast
Derry/Londonderry
NI Alternatives Ltd deliver restorative projects in the following four PUL areas:
Shankill
East Belfast
North Down
Carrickfergus & Larne
TEO did not incur any community restorative justice related expenditure prior to March 2020.
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