North South Seminar to address reducing offending (November 2011)
On 25th November 2011, probation staff from the Irish Probation Service (PS) and Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) held a Public Protection Advisory Group (PPAG) seminar in PBNI’s offices in Antrim. Both Justice Ministers – Minister David Ford MLA and Minister Alan Shatter TD attended the event, which was also addressed by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Sir Declan Morgan.
The PPAG provides a formal structure for the engagement of the PBNI and the PS and strengthens connections with other important stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System including the Department of Justice, Department of Justice and Equality, PSNI, An Garda Síochána, Northern Ireland Prison Service and the Irish Prison Service.
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