AQW 41232/11-15

Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley
Democratic Unionist Party
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Tabled Date: 26/01/2015
Answered On Date: 10/02/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice to provide, or place in the Assembly library, the risk assessment document used in deciding whether a convicted murderer is suitable for temporary leave from custody; and (i) when this criteria were drawn up and put into practice; and (ii) how many changes have been implemented since its introduction.

Answer:

The exact date the criteria were drawn up is not known but it has been in use since at least 2008. The criteria have been changed once since 2008.

Copies of the risk assessment documents have been placed in the Assembly Library.