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Review into Assembly and Executive Reform
The Assembly and Executive Review Committee (AERC) is undertaking a review of institutional reform which follows on from the initial work by the previous AERC in the last Assembly mandate. The review will build on this and on other evidence which has arisen from subsequent academic research and parliamentary inquiries. MoreClosed 30 June 2025 -
COM/2023/258 Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 26 June 2025 -
COM/2023/192 Proposal for a Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 19 June 2025 -
COM/2023/193 Proposal for a Regulation laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 19 June 2025 -
COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 12 June 2025 -
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 12 June 2025 -
COM/2023/411 Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 9 June 2025 -
Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill
The Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill aims to amend the law relating to the manner of notification of deaths and still-births and the manner of giving particulars relating to them. It will also provide a legislative basis for the introduction of a baby loss scheme and will address differences in registration processes for births and still-births between some same-sex female couples and opposite-sex couples. The current legislative framework for the notification of deaths and... MoreClosed 9 June 2025 -
COM/2023/217 Proposal for a Regulation on detergents and surfactants amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of EU acts; ... MoreClosed 29 May 2025 -
Sign Language Bill - Call for Evidence
The Sign Language Bill provides for: Official and equal recognition of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) as languages of Northern Ireland. A statutory duty on prescribed public organisations to take reasonable steps to make their services and the information they provide as accessible to individuals in the deaf community as they are to individuals who are not in the deaf community. A commitment to promoting... MoreClosed 9 May 2025 -
Learning for Life and Work - Youth Assembly Education Committee Survey
The Youth Assembly’s Education Committee would like to hear from young people aged 11-21 years old on their recent experiences of Learning for Life and Work (LLW) in schools. LLW includes the following subjects at Key stage 3 (years 8-10): Local and Global Citizenship, Personal Development, Employability and Home Economics. At Key stage 4 (years 11 and 12) LLW includes: Local and Global Citizenship, Personal Development, and Employability. The study of... MoreClosed 11 April 2025 -
Justice Bill
The Justice Bill sets out to: amend the law about the retention and destruction of fingerprints and DNA profiles under Part 6 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; amend the law about the release of children on bail and about their detention; permit the use of live links for the exercise of certain police functions; make other provision in connection with the administration of justice; and for connected purposes. The Minister of... MoreClosed 4 April 2025 -
Young Women's Rights in Schools - Youth Assembly Rights and Equality Committee
The Youth Assembly’s Rights and Equality Committee are looking into young women’s rights in schools. We would like to examine attitudes and behaviours towards young women including healthy relationships, rights in the curriculum, period dignity, school uniforms and PE kits, and school policies. Our survey links to the Executive Office’s Ending Violence Against Women and Girls’ strategy . The overall emphasis of the strategy is on prevention, tackling the root causes... MoreClosed 28 March 2025 -
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland
The Public Accounts Committee commenced its inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland in February 2025. You can find out more about the inquiry here - Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland Please read the Assembly Committees’ privacy notice below. MoreClosed 27 March 2025 -
Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill - Call for Evidence
The Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill (the Bill) was introduced to the Assembly on 3 February 2024. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (the 2011 Act). The 2011 Act of the Assembly established the Independent Financial Review Panel (IFRP) and conferred on it the power to make determinations in relation to MLA's salaries, pensions and allowances. The Bill proposes the following... MoreClosed 19 March 2025 -
Draft Disability Action Plan 2025-2030
Under Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995), the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is required to have due regard to: the need to promote positive attitudes towards people with disabilities; and the need to encourage participation by people with disabilities in public life (‘the disability duties’). Section 49B of this Act places a duty on the Assembly Commission to prepare a plan outlining... MoreClosed 17 February 2025 -
Draft Good Relations Action Plan 2025-2030
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission would like to hear your views on its draft Good Relations Action Plan 2025-2030, which sets out key priorities in promoting Good Relations between people of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group in the work of the Assembly Commission. Under Section 75(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the Assembly Commission has a statutory duty ‘to have regard to the desirability of promoting good relations between persons... MoreClosed 17 February 2025 -
Agriculture Bill
A Bill to make provision for the modification of assimilated direct legislation in relation to aid in the fruit and vegetables sector and information and promotion schemes for agricultural products; and for connected purposes. MoreClosed 14 February 2025 -
Committee for Communities Arts Stakeholder Event
A number of Arts Sector organisations have previously contacted the Committee to request an opportunity to brief them with their concerns. By meeting with the Committee face-to-face in a Sector networking setting, representatives will be able to highlight their concerns both with MLAs and with their peers and indicate what elements / issues they feel are causing barriers to their organisations being able to fulfil their full potential. They will also be able to discuss potential ways of... MoreClosed 7 February 2025 -
Regulation (EU) 2024/3115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 as regards multiannual survey programmes, notifications concerning the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests, temporary derogations from import prohibitions and special import requirements and establishment of procedures for granting them, temporary import requirements for high-risk plants, plant products and other objects, the establishment of procedures for the listing of high-risk plants, the content of phytosanitary certificates and the use of plant passports, and as regards certain reporting requirements for demarcated areas and surveys of pests and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards certain notifications of non-compliance
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under the Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2024. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of... MoreClosed 19 January 2025 -
Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under the Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2024. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of... MoreClosed 19 January 2025 -
Review of access to palliative care services - Lived experience
The Assembly’s Health Committee is holding an inquiry into access to palliative care services in Northern Ireland. The Committee is keen to hear from patients and their families on their experience of accessing palliative care services in Northern Ireland. MoreClosed 17 January 2025 -
Review of access to palliative care services - Organisations/Health professionals
The Assembly’s Health Committee is holding an inquiry into palliative care services in Northern Ireland. The Committee wants to: Develop its understanding of the current provision of palliative and hospice care; Find out more about the challenges in the provision of, and access to, this type of care; and Learn more about excellence in palliative and hospice care by identifying examples of best practice. The... MoreClosed 17 January 2025 -
Mini-Inquiry into Relationship and Sexuality Education – Children and Young People
The Education Committee is hosting a mini-inquiry into Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) in Northern Ireland. The goals of this inquiry are to: Understand how this subject is taught in other parts of the UK, Ireland and internationally; Understand what the teaching of RSE is like across Northern Ireland; and Understand if changes need to be made to RSE in Northern Ireland and if so, what this should look like. What is RSE? ... MoreClosed 8 January 2025 -
Mini Inquiry into Relationship and Sexuality Education
The Committe for Education are seeking you views on the approaches to and outcomes of Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) in schools in Northern Ireland MoreClosed 8 January 2025 -
Directive (EU) 2024/2853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under the Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2024. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of... MoreClosed 8 December 2024 -
Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) is a standing committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly established under the Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2024. The DSC's purpose is to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) The Committee's functions include: examining and considering new EU acts and replacement of... MoreClosed 8 December 2024 -
Consultation on the Draft Unacceptable Behaviours Policy
Prior to the end of the last Assembly mandate, a working group comprising of members of the Committee on Standards and Privileges and members of the Assembly Commission developed a draft policy and accompanying procedures for dealing with complaints of inappropriate/unacceptable behaviour involving anyone working for or within the Assembly, including MLAs, Members' staff, Party staff and Assembly Commission employees. The draft policy envisages a range of procedural and process... MoreClosed 29 November 2024 -
Women's Parliament
The Northern Ireland Assembly will host a Women's Parliament in the Assembly Chamber in Parliament Buildings on Friday 28 February 2025. The Women’s Parliament is an opportunity to raise issues that affect, impact and concern women, directly with decision-makers. The aim of the Women’s Parliament is to strongly encourage MLAs to ensure the needs of women are considered in the examination and development of policies and the making of laws. MoreClosed 28 November 2024 -
Child Support Enforcement Bill
The Child Support Enforcement Bill was introduced in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 17 June 2024. The Bill and its Explanatory and Financial Memorandum are available to download here . The Bill makes provision for NI that corresponds to the provisions of the Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023, which was passed by the Westminster Parliament and is due to come into effect in England, Scotland and Wales. In general, NI’s child maintenance policy... MoreClosed 4 October 2024
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