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Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman

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The office of the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, was first established in Northern Ireland in 2005.

The office's governing statutes are the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 and the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

The ombudsman's function are to:

  • investigate complaints submitted to it by individual prisoners whose complaints were not resolved by the Prison Service Internal Complaints Process
  • complete death in custody investigations, as well as answering family concerns; identifying any learning points for the prison service.
  • investigate complaints submitted to it by individual prisoners whose complaints or concerns were not resolved by the Visit Manager

References

  1. Seneviratne, Mary (17 January 2013). "Ombudsmen and prisoner complaints in the UK". Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 34 (3): 339–356. doi:10.1080/09649069.2012.750483. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. "Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004: Section 6", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 13 May 2004, 2004 c. 4 (s. 6), retrieved 3 July 2024
  3. "The Statutory Instruments Regulations 1947: Section 6: Article 6", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 31 March 2010, SI 2010/1 (s. 6) (art. 6), retrieved 3 July 2024
  4. Northern Ireland Assembly. Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 as amended (see also enacted form), from legislation.gov.uk.
  5. Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (1 August 2022). "Terms of Reference for the Investigation of Complaints" (PDF). Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. "TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INVESTIGATION OF DEATHS IN PRISON CUSTODY". Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (30 April 2011). "TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS" (PDF). Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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