Justice Ministry develops 25 new services across key directorates

Manama, The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments developed 25 services across various directorates as part of a broader effort to enhance government services in Bahrain. This aligns with directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to develop 500 government services across 24 entities. Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments, underscored Bahrain's commitment to develop government services in line with the comprehensive development process, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and supported by HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He highlighted that the ministry's ongoing development initiatives have significantly streamlined legal services by reducing paperwork, simplifying procedures, and implementing electronic solutions for several services, in line with Bahrain's Economic Vision 2030, which focuses on Sustainability, Fairness, and Competitiveness. The minister noted t hat the updates covered eight services in the Minors Funds and Affairs Directorate, including the buying and selling of property and movable funds for minors, living expenses requests, and investment-related transactions. He added that these improvements reduced service times and the required documentation by 50%, while also cutting down on the number of steps for service applications. Al Maawda noted further enhancements in various electronic services, including the introduction of systems for licensing new Quran centres under the Quran Affairs Directorate, the approval of new lawyer registration applications at the General Registrar, and services for requesting assistance, tracking assistance requests, and submitting donations through the Zakat and Charity Fund. The minister also highlighted that the Court Directorate has improved its services by reducing the required documentation by 50%, contributing to developing five key services. These include obtaining a criminal appeal certificate, a non-appeal ce rtificate, a certificate of criminal case finalisation, a non-finalisation certificate, and a certificate for filing a criminal lawsuit. Al Maawda noted that the Execution Directorate has also developed three services, reducing the required documentation by 50%. The updates include issuing certificates of execution or non-execution, certificates based on existing execution requests, and approving new execution requests. He highlighted that the alimony Fund has enhanced four key services, which include updating beneficiary details for continuous alimony payments, suspending payments, and submitting requests for permanent or temporary alimony. The minister emphasised that these developments were driven by user feedback, gathered through the National Suggestions and Complaints system (Tawasul), to ensure that services meet the public's needs and expectations. Source: Bahrain News Agency