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| SF and DUP closer to justice deal | SF and DUP closer to justice deal |
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| The DUP and Sinn Fein have signalled they are moving towards a deal on devolving policing and justice powers from Westminster to the NI Assembly. | |
| The parties have agreed there will be a single department of justice with a minister needing cross-community support to be elected. | The parties have agreed there will be a single department of justice with a minister needing cross-community support to be elected. |
| The two parties have said they will not nominate candidates themselves. | The two parties have said they will not nominate candidates themselves. |
| But Alliance, the party most likely to supply a minister, has said it is not interested in taking on the post. | But Alliance, the party most likely to supply a minister, has said it is not interested in taking on the post. |
| Transferring policing and justice has been one of the most contentious issues since devolution was restored to Northern Ireland. | |
| The failure of Sinn Fein and DUP to agree on the issue has been a key factor in what some have described as a deadlock at Stormont. | The failure of Sinn Fein and DUP to agree on the issue has been a key factor in what some have described as a deadlock at Stormont. |
| However, the parties have written a letter to the Assembly Executive Review committee outlining common areas of agreement. | However, the parties have written a letter to the Assembly Executive Review committee outlining common areas of agreement. |
| But there is still no agreement on when transfer of powers would take place. | But there is still no agreement on when transfer of powers would take place. |
| The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson said: "No decision has been made on timing of devolution and other areas such as financing are still to be worked through. | The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson said: "No decision has been made on timing of devolution and other areas such as financing are still to be worked through. |
| "We continue to work on the basis that sufficient community confidence is required before devolution can take place." | "We continue to work on the basis that sufficient community confidence is required before devolution can take place." |