Archibald launches consultation on low carbon hydrogen

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has today launched a public consultation on the policy for low carbon hydrogen.




Prosecutions at courts and case processing time for domestic abuse related cases dealt with in 2024-25 published today

The Department of Justice has published the official statistics publication ‘The Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 – Prosecutions at courts and case processing time for domestic abuse related cases dealt with in 2024-25’.




Kimmins announces new enforcement guidance to tackle unadopted private developments

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced the introduction of enhanced enforcement procedures to ensure roads infrastructure in new developments is adopted into the public road network.




The Northern Ireland Planning Statistics: First Quarter 2025/26 Statistical Bulletin, has been published today

Provisional planning statistics for the first quarter of 2025/26 are now available.




Publication of Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2024/25

The Department of Health has today published the Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2024/25. This bulletin details statistical information relating to children adopted from care during the year ending 31 March 2025. The tables within the bulletin present a range of information about these children and their adopters, including durations between different stages in the adoption process. The bulletin is based on the DoH statistical return AD1 2024/25, which was collected from each of the five Health and Social Care Trusts.