Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to better protect retail workers from retail crime. Minister of Justice: Business and retail crime has a real impact on local businesses, staff, individual consumers and the wider community, and a partnership approach is central to preventing … Continue reading AQW 50433/22-27 – Protecting retail workers from retail crime
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department is taking to increase support for victims of domestic violence. Minister of Justice: I remain committed to enhancing support for victims and survivors of domestic violence, ensuring they receive the protection, assistance, and access to justice necessary to … Continue reading AQW 50147/22-27 – Support for victims of domestic violence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of live facial recognition technology on privacy rights. Minister of Justice: To date, the Department of Justice has not made any assessment of the potential impact of live facial recognition technology on … Continue reading AQW 49714/22-27 – Impact of live facial recognition technology on privacy rights
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any training that has been provided to staff in her Department on the use of Artificial Intelligence, including its limitations and risks, since February 2024. Minister of Justice: In addition to NICS/DoJ policy and guidance on using AI, staff in my Department … Continue reading AQW 49240/22-27 – Department of Justice staff training on the use of Artificial Intelligence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice, following her decision to withdraw the public consultation on proposed amendments to firearms licensing and the associated fee increases, to detail (i) the rational for the withdrawal; (ii) any stakeholder feedback that informed her decision; (iii) any procedural or evidential issues, that were identified … Continue reading AQW 48557/22-27 – Amendments to firearms licensing
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has a designated lead or responsible officer on her Department's use of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Justice: Within my Department, the technical lead on AI, is the Chief Technology Officer. The lead on using AI safely with DoJ data, is the … Continue reading AQW 48663/22-27 – Department of Justice designated lead on AI
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps they are taking to (i) address the root causes of; and (ii) use a prevention based approach to address, violence against women and girls. First Minister and deputy First Minister: The Ending Violence Against Women and Girls … Continue reading AQW 48870/22-27 – Addressing violence against women and girls
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department is taking to tackle the operations of trafficking gangs, in Northern Ireland. Minister of Justice: On 10 July 2024 I published the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Strategy 2024-2027 structured under the three pillars of Pursue, Protect and … Continue reading AQW 48359/22-27 – Tackling trafficking gangs
