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Annual Reports of the Independent Reviewer of Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

Annual Reports of the Independent Reviewer of Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

• From: Northern Ireland Office
• Published: 29 January 2021
• Last updated: 16 June 2026
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  1. 16 June 2026

     Eighteenth report added

  2. 8 September 2023

     Fifteenth report added

  3. 20 April 2021

     Addition of 13th report.

  4. 25 March 2021

     Addition of reports and updated wording to reflect this.

  5. 29 January 2021

     First published.

Applies to Northern Ireland

Documents

First Report

PDF, 268 KB, 55 pages

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Second Report

PDF, 303 KB, 60 pages

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Third Report

PDF, 380 KB, 74 pages

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Fourth Report

PDF, 606 KB, 97 pages

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Fifth Report

PDF, 665 KB, 139 pages

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Sixth Report

PDF, 847 KB, 171 pages

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Seventh Report

PDF, 1.35 MB, 99 pages

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Eighth Report

PDF, 1.5 MB, 100 pages

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Ninth Report

PDF, 965 KB, 87 pages

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Tenth Report

PDF, 1.55 MB, 111 pages

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Eleventh Report

PDF, 6.52 MB, 110 pages

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Twelfth Report

PDF, 1.26 MB, 82 pages

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Thirteenth Report

PDF, 3.66 MB, 98 pages

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Fourteenth Report

PDF, 13.4 MB, 247 pages

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Fifteenth Report

PDF, 9.82 MB, 241 pages

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Sixteenth Report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5202-5

PDF, 7.3 MB, 206 pages

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Seventeenth Report

PDF, 1.96 MB, 47 pages

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Eighteenth Report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6467-7

PDF, 4.21 MB, 50 pages

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Details

The function of the Reviewer is to review the operation of sections 21 to 32 of the Justice and Security (NI) Act 2007 and report annually to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Reporting periods from 2008 to 2021 are provided on this page.

The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 is reviewed annually by the Independent Reviewer of Justice and Security, whose report is laid before parliament in the spring of each year. The review period is from 1 August - 31 July each year.

Previous reviewers were Robert Whaley CB (2007-2013), David Seymour CB (2014-2020), and Professor Marie Breen-Smyth (2020-2024).

The current reviewer is Dr Jonny Byrne who was appointed on 1 February 2024. If you wish to contribute to a review, you can contact the Independent Reviewer at jonny.byrne@irjsa.org.