Department of Justice unveils communications strategy

The Department of Justice has published is first-ever communications strategy in a bid to improve communication within the sector and with the public.

Communicating Change, the Department’s new strategy for 2016-18, aims towards more effective communication and more proactive engagement with partners.

Noel Waters, secretary general of the Department of Justice, writes in the foreword: “The key objective of this first Communications Strategy is ‘communicating change’ in how the Department will continue to develop and improve all aspects of our communications. We all recognise the need for continuing improvement, particularly in explaining what we do and why, and engaging meaningfully with all staff, customers and the public.

“This Strategy is a core element of our new culture and values, and builds on recent improvements and developments. It reflects the views of staff, the media and other stakeholders on what more needs to be done and done better.

“In setting out this Communications Strategy 2016-2018, we are making a firm commitment to value effective communications in, and by, the Department. We want to place communications, effective listening and engagement at the heart of everything we do. Doing this better will help us live the values we have committed to and support our mission of working for a safer, fairer Ireland.”