Criminal Justice Inspection Unpacked

In this episode we discuss the findings of the recent Inspection Reports on Hydebank Wood Secure College and Women’s Prison with representatives from the Northern Ireland Prison Service, RQIA, ETI, SEHSCT, and Belfast Met. We explore how education is delivered at Hydebank Wood, highlighting both achievements and the challenges to be addressed to enhance support and services for the women and young men residing there.

The smooth operation of Northern Ireland’s criminal Courts requires professional and efficient administrative and operational support.  Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has published an Inspection Report highlighting the essential role that the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) plays in ensuring justice is administered accurately and promptly in Northern Ireland. In this podcast episode, CJI discusses the findings of the Inspection with NICTS Director, Glyn Capper and Acting Chief Operating Officer, Elaine Topping. 

In this episode of CJI Unpacked, we sit down to talk about the Youth Interventions Inspection with Stephen Martin, Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Agency (YJA) and Chris Quinn, the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People.

In this episode, our host Meloney McVeigh sits down with Chief Executive of Probation Board for Northern Ireland Amanda Stewart and CJI Chief Inspector Jaqui Durkin to unpack the recently published Probation Practice Follow-Up Review findings.