evidence: Sinn Féin, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) were all entitled to posts, while the justice minister was elected by a cross-community vote in the assembly. [...] Justice by Julian O'Neill, BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent [...] Just prior to the collapse of Stormont in 2022, then Justice Minister Naomi Long was looking at new legislation on hate crime.