Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Standards and Privileges
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The Northern Ireland Committee on Standards and Privileges is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to oversee the work of the Commissioner for Standards at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
History
[edit]The committee was created in 1999 as implementation of schedule 6 the Northern Ireland Act 1998: "preventing conduct which would constitute a criminal offence or contempt of court" and a "a sub judice rule."[1] Following the Belfast Agreement, a committee on standards and privileges was established under the standing orders of the Northern Ireland Assembly[2]
2022–2027 Assembly
[edit]The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 21 February 2024.
| Party | Member[3] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast North | |
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Jemma Dolan MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Brian Kingston MLA | Belfast North | |
| Alliance | Connie Egan MLA | North Down | |
| DUP | Paul Frew MLA | North Antrim | |
| DUP | Harry Harvey MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| Sinn Féin | Cathy Mason MLA | South Down | |
| SDLP | Colin McGrath MLA | South Down | |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Northern Ireland: Schedule 6", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 19 October 1998, 1998 c. 47 (sch. 6), retrieved 30 June 2024
- ^ "Official Report: 8 March 1999". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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