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Ministry of Justice

Policy and administration for courts, legal aid and law reform.

What this authority does

Oversees court administration, the Legal Aid Council, the Office of the Public Defender's funding and the publication of Jamaican statutes, and leads criminal-justice reform programmes.

Services for the public

  • Legal aid applications
  • Access to statutes
  • Justice of the Peace records
  • Criminal record expungement

Before you contact this authority

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