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                                        AQW 34421/22-27
                                        
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                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail how AccessNI integrates information from national safeguarding bodies, such as the National Crime Agency and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 03/11/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 18/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 34420/22-27
                                        
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the mechanisms in place to ensure AccessNI captures safeguarding intelligence from across the United Kingdom and internationally, particularly in cases where applicants have worked or lived overseas.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 03/11/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 18/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 34419/22-27
                                        
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has any plans to expand the definition of relevant information, disclosed by AccessNI, to include verified digital or behavioural risk indicators.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 03/11/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 18/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 34418/22-27
                                        
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail how AccessNI accounts for individuals engaged in online (i) grooming; (ii) radicalisation; and (iii) exploitation, who have not yet come to the PSNI's attention.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 03/11/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 18/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 34417/22-27
                                        
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of AccessNI’s ability to identify safeguarding risks, in cases when no criminal conviction or formal police record exists.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 03/11/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 18/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 33859/22-27
                                        
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has any plans to reintroduce the league table of those firms who have received numeration from the legal aid budget.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 20/10/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 04/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 33764/22-27
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail the reasons for the imbalance between the sexes of those who have applied for and been awarded legal aid in 2024-25; and (ii) whether these differences translate in civil and criminal cases.
                                        
                                        
  
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                                     | 17/10/2025 | 
                                        Answered on 30/10/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 33763/22-27
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any actions she will take to address the increase of those who feel paramilitary groups create fear and intimidation in their local area.
                                        
                                        
  
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                                     | 17/10/2025 | 
                                        Answered on 30/10/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 33762/22-27
                                        
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she will take to stem the percentage decrease of young people who feel protected by the law and justice system, in their local area.
                                        
                                        
  
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                        
                                     | 17/10/2025 | 
                                        To be answered by 03/11/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        AQW 33761/22-27
                                     | 
                                        Mr Doug Beattie MC
                                        
                                         
                                        (UUP - Upper Bann)
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                                        To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the level of fraud and error found in the 2024-25 legal aid budget; and (i) the amount that has been recovered.
                                        
                                        
  
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                                     | 17/10/2025 | 
                                        Answered on 30/10/2025
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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