Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ESTIMATE U.K.

PART 1: AUTHORISED AMOUNTS U.K.

	(£)
Departmental expenditure limit
Net resources for current purposes	1,261,805,000
Net resources for capital purposes	77,959,000
Annually managed expenditure
Net resources for current purposes	515,328,000
Net resources for capital purposes	758,000
Non-budget expenditure
Net resources for current purposes	-
Net resources for capital purposes	-
Money
Money requirement	1,432,816,000

PART 2: EXPENDITURE U.K.

Departmental expenditure limit U.K.

• Expenditure arising from:

  Access to Justice services and policy development, including expenditure by Legal Services Agency NI, NI Courts and Tribunals Service, and costs relating to the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board and associated compensation payments; costs relating to the Victims' Payments Board and associated payments for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; the Parole Commissioners for NI and the NI Law Commission, net expenditure for the Criminal Justice Inspection. Safer Communities services and policy development, including expenditure by Forensic Science NI, Youth Justice Agency, net expenditure for the Probation Board for NI, Police Ombudsman for NI, NI Policing Board, NI Police Fund, Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust and the RUC George Cross Foundation, also expenditure on state pathology services and the Prisoner Ombudsman, Independent Monitoring Boards, and search and rescue services. Reducing Offending services and policy development including expenditure by the NI Prison Service and Youth Justice Agency. Policing including net expenditure by the Police Service of NI, and net expenditure of the Independent Assessor of PSNI Recruitment Vetting. Historical investigations and other legacy costs; implementation of the Stormont House Agreement and Fresh Start Agreement; Access NI; compensation schemes; expenditure on activities that are required as a result of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; administration costs; settlement of equal pay claims, severance payments, pension scheme payments, related services; governmental response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, UK Covid-19 Inquiry activities; other non-cash items.

Annually managed expenditure U.K.

• Expenditure arising from:

  The movement, and release of provisions throughout the Department, its Agencies and ALBs, impairment of land and buildings; pension costs including Police pension schemes; corporation tax; other non-cash items.

PART 3: INCOME U.K.

Departmental expenditure limit U.K.

• Income arising from:

  The use of video link and conferencing facilities; pension contributions and superannuation liability charges; work done for other departments and ALBs; recoupment of salaries and associated costs for seconded staff; recovery of costs from staff; freedom of information and data protection act receipts; recovery of compensation paid; recoupment of grant funding; recovery of costs associated with providing forensic science services; receipts in connection with the Justice Act (NI) 2011; other Access to Justice receipts; Safer Communities receipts; fireworks and explosives licensing and inspection; proceeds of prison goods and services; prisoner productions; staff accommodation; European Union (EU) income; contributions to community programmes and initiatives; student placement; Youth Justice and Prison Service tuck shop sales; criminal history checks; fees and costs recovered or received for the use of the Department of Justice estate; court and tribunal fees; recovery of costs for the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board and associated compensation payments, and costs for the Victims' Payments Board and associated payments for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; proceeds of crime; fines and fixed penalty notices; recoveries of legal aid monies and contributions from assisted parties; administration fees in respect of funds in court; monies recovered in respect of third party claims; recoveries from the National Insurance Fund for the costs of Office of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioner; other fees; related income; sundry receipts.