Northern Ireland Office
Contents
People
List of Secretaries of State
- William Whitelaw March 1972 - November 1973
- Francis Pym November 1973 - February 1974
- Merlyn Rees March 1974 - September 1976
- Roy Mason September 1976 - May 1979
- Humphrey Atkins May 1979 - September 1981
- James Prior September 1981 - September 1984
- Douglas Hurd September 1984 - September 1985
- Tom King September 1985 - July 1989
- Peter Brooke July 1989 - April 1992
- Patrick Mayhew April 1992 - May 1997
- Mo Mowlam May 1997 - Oct 1999
- Peter Mandelson October 1999 - January 2001
- John Reid January 2001 - 24 October 2002
- Paul Murphy October 2002 - May 2005
- Peter Hain May 2005 - June 2007
- Shaun Woodward June 2007[1] - May 2010
- Owen Paterson May 2010-[2]
Departments, Agencies and NDPBs
NIO departments and divisions
Propaganda organisations
Agencies
The NIO has five Agencies:[3]
- Northern Ireland Prison Service: The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for providing prison services in Northern Ireland. By working with prisoners and stakeholder organisations it also aims to reduce levels of re-offending.
- Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service: The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice. It provides administrative support to the Northern Ireland courts and tribunals, and to the Judiciary; enforce civil court judgements through the Enforcement of Judgements Office and sponsors the work of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.
- Compensation Agency: The Compensation Agency (CA) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for supporting the victims of crime, either by personal injury or criminal damage, by ensuring that they are appropriately compensated in accordance with relevant statutory schemes.
- Forensic Science Agency: The Forensic Science Agency (FSNI) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for the provision of effective scientific advance and support to enhance the delivery of justice.
- Youth Justice Agency : The Youth Justice Agency (YJA) is an executive agency of the Department of Justice responsible for preventing offending by children and young people through delivery of a range of community based, court ordered and diversionary interventions, youth conferencing and the provision of custody where necessary.
NDPBs
The NIO sponsors a number of Non-Departmental Public Bodies/bodies affiliated with policing and justice.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Westminster Governments, Prime Minsters, and Secretaries of State, 1968-present, Conflict Archive on the Internet, University of Ulster, accessed 24 June 2010.
- ↑ Owen Paterson Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland., Northern Ireland Office, 17 May 2010.
- ↑ Northern Ireland Office Freedom of Information: Make a Request, accessed 26 June 2010
- ↑ Northern Ireland Office Freedom of Information: Make a Request, accessed 26 June 2010
