§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the objectives are of the Criminal Justice Web Site; what steps he has taken to publicise its launch; how many media outlets reported the event; and how many hits were made in the first month. [74169]
§ Mr. Desmond BrowneThe objectives of the Criminal Justice System Northern Ireland website are
To provide a "one-stop shop" for information on all criminal justice matters.To increase public awareness by providing access to all the criminal justice agencies on one site.To provide a resource for the public and criminal justice practitioners in Northern Ireland and elsewhere.Each criminal justice agency is responsible for promoting the website within its own organisation and amongst its contacts and partners. In addition, the Northern Ireland Office issued a press release to all the main local media outlets on 2 August 2002.
One media outlet reported the event.
The site received 21,856 hits in the first month, August.