Public Consultation

This page provides details of consultation papers issued by, or on behalf of, the Northern Ireland Court Service.

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Date	Title	Summary	Status
03 Mar 2010	Increasing the Jurisdictional Limit of the County Courts in Northern Ireland	This consultation paper seeks views on proposals to increase the financial limit of the civil jurisdiction of the county courts in Northern Ireland.	Live
01 Mar 2010	Redrawing the Map: A Consultation on Court Boundaries in Northern Ireland	The consultation paper seeks views on proposals to move away from the current statutory framework of rigid court boundaries for County Courts and Magistrates Courts in Northern Ireland, and introduce a single jurisdiction underpinned by more flexible administrative arrangements. The final date for response is 23 April 2010.	Live
01 Mar 2010	A Proposal to Revise the Means Test for Criminal Legal Aid in Northern Ireland	This consultation document seeks views on a proposal to set a prescribed financial eligibility limit for criminal legal aid. The final date for response is 23 April 2010.	Live
01 Mar 2010	Provision to allow the Public Prosecution Service to commence proceedings without recourse to a lay magistrate	This consultation paper proposes a change to the way in which some proceedings in the magistrates courts in Northern Ireland are begun. The reform is intended to modernise and simplify the procedure, in order to help address avoidable delay in the criminal justice system. The final date for responses is 23 April 2010.	Live
09 Feb 2010	Consultation Paper: Provision of In-Court Interpretation Services	The purpose of this policy is to define the circumstances in which the Court Service will arrange and meet the costs of supplying interpreters for proceedings before a range of courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland. In addition the document provides guidance in relation to the required quality and competency of interpreters.	Live
20 Jan 2010	Widening the Jury Pool - Summary of Responses	This document is the summary of responses to the consultation paper Widening the Jury Pool: Increasing Participation in the Criminal Justice System.	Live
30 Sep 2009	Reform of legal representation provided by way of criminal legal aid at the Crown Court Consultation.	The purpose of this consultation document is to seek views on the proposal to regulate the circumstances in which two counsel could be assigned to defendants being prosecuted at the Crown Court.
07 Sep 2009	Graduated Fee Schemes Consultation	The purpose of this consultation is to obtain the views of consultees on the introduction of graduated fee schemes to replace the standard fee schemes in the 2005 Rules.	Live
03 Nov 2004	Remunerating Defence Solicitors in Crown Court Cases	A consultation paper setting out the proposals for the remuneration of defence solicitors in Crown Court cases was published on 3 November 2004.	Live
27 May 2004	Consultation List for Lay Magistrates	A list of groups and individual involved in the consultation exercise for Lay Magistrates	Live
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