Structure
The Department of Justice's headquarters is located in Castle Buildings in Belfast. Its remit includes the following executive agencies:
- the Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland
- the Forensic Science Northern Ireland
- the Northern Ireland Prison Service
- the Youth Justice Agency
- the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
The Probation Board for Northern Ireland is responsible to it as a non-departmental public body. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is operationally independent and accountable to the Northern Ireland Policing Board; the Minister of Justice has overall responsibility.
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