Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any safeguards that exist to reduce the risk of unnecessary (i) arrest; and (ii) restraint, of neurodivergent people during police encounters. Minister of Justice: In general, the powers and procedures in the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (PACE) Codes … Continue reading AQW 47760/22-27 – Police encounters with neurodivergent people
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of the adequacy of the resources available to the PSNI to tackle rural crime. Minister of Justice: My Department has not carried out a specific assessment of PSNI resources available to tackle rural crime.The deployment of … Continue reading AQW 47632/22-27 – Rural crime resources
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans her Department has for Magherafelt Courthouse. Minister of Justice: No decision has been made on the future of Magherafelt Courthouse. As part of the ongoing implementation of the NICTS Estate Strategy, the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) will … Continue reading AQW 47999/22-27 – Magherafelt Courthouse
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to provide any support to victims of coercive control. Minister of Justice: Ensuring that victims of coercive control have access to support is key to helping them to recognise this as a form of abuse so they … Continue reading AQW 47872/22-27 – Victims of coercive control
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any protocols in place regarding the sharing of biometrics and criminal records data with (i) the EU; and (ii) non-EU partners. Minister of Justice: The reciprocal sharing of biometrics and criminal records data with EU Member States is provided for under Part … Continue reading AQW 47633/22-27 – Sharing of biometrics and criminal records data
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any recent assessment made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of unmanned drones in residential areas. Minister of Justice: Counter drones policy is a reserved matter which sits with the Home Office. It is not within the devolved competence of … Continue reading AQW 48003/22-27 – Regulation of unmanned drones in residential areas
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of custody images, currently held by the PSNI, of individuals who have not been (i) charged with; and (ii) convicted of a crime. Minister of Justice: The PSNI estimates they have facial images for approximately 92,509 individuals on the Police … Continue reading AQW 46553/22-27 – PSNI custody images
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department monitors any outcomes in family court cases involving domestic abuse, to identify patterns of harm arising from (i) repeated; and (ii) prolonged proceedings. Minister of Justice: The management and determination of individual cases in the family courts is a matter for … Continue reading AQW 46683/22-27 – Family court cases involving domestic abuse
