SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Reserved matters
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The following matters—
a
the criminal law;
b
the creation of offences and penalties;
c
the prevention and detection of crime and powers of arrest and detention in connection with crime or criminal proceedings;
d
prosecutions;
e
the treatment of offenders (including children and young persons, and mental health patients, involved in crime);
f
the surrender of fugitive offenders between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland;
g
compensation out of public funds for victims of crime.
Sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) do not include any matter within paragraph 17 of Schedule 2.
Sub-paragraph (e) includes, in particular, prisons and other institutions for the treatment or detention of persons mentioned in that sub-paragraph.