Departmental Board
The Permanent Secretary is directly accountable to the Minister for the Department's performance. He is supported in discharging the day-to-day responsibilities by a Management Board, which comprises:
|
Role |
Member |
|
Permanent Secretary |
Richard Pengelly |
|
Director Justice Delivery |
Deborah Brown |
|
Director Access to Justice |
Sean Holland |
|
Director NI Courts and Tribunals Service |
Glyn Capper |
|
Director Safer Communities |
Mark Goodfellow |
|
Director Reducing Offending & Northern Ireland Prison Service |
Beverley Wall |
|
Independent Board Member |
Colin Kennedy |
|
Independent Board Member |
Dr Joanne McDowell |
Board Minutes
Minutes from Departmental Board Meetings can be view at DoJ Board Minutes
Register of board members interests
The Department maintains a Register of Board Members Interests which can be viewed at DoJ Board Register of Interests
Departmental Audit & Risk Committee
The Departments Audit & Risk Committee is chaired by Colin Kennedy, Independent Board Member. The Accounting Officer/Management Board has established an Audit and Risk Committee to support them in their responsibilities for issues of risk, control and governance by reviewing the comprehensiveness of assurances in meeting the Accounting Officer’s and Board’s Department’s assurance needs and reviewing the reliability and integrity of these assurances.
Membership
The members of the Audit Committee are:
|
Role |
Member(s) |
|
Independent Board Member |
Brigitte Worth |
|
Independent Board Member |
Andrew Scott |
|
Vice Chair |
Joanne McDowell |
|
Chair |
Colin Kennedy |
Annual Reports and Accounts
The Departments Annual Reports and Accounts can be viewed at Annual Report and Accounts
Departmental Corporate and Business Plan
The Departments Corporate and Business Plans can be viewed at Departmental Business Plans