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  • Application for Northern Ireland Youth Assembly 2025-2027

    If you are interested in applying to become a Youth Assembly Member, you're in the right place! Before you start, make sure you've had a look at our website and understand the commitment involved. If you need help completing the form or require it in a different format, please contact us: Phone: 028 90 521777 Email: youthassembly@niassembly.gov.uk More
    Opened 8 September 2025

  • Disabled People's Parliament

    Please note the survey has now been extended until Friday 29th August 2025. On Friday 21 November 2025, the Disabled People's Parliament will take place in the Assembly Chamber in Parliament Buildings. The aim of the Parliament is to raise awareness of key issues that impact the lives of disabled people , directly with decision makers. The results of this survey will help to determine the issues that will be discussed during the Parliament. The survey is... More
    Closed 29 August 2025

  • Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Call for Evidence

    The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council was established on a non-statutory basis in March 2021 following a commitment made in the New Decade New Approach document. The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill establishes the Council on a statutory basis and provides a legislative framework to underpin its work. The Bill sets out the functions of the Council, safeguards its independence and ensures its access to information. In addition, the... More
    Opened 29 July 2025

  • Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Call for Evidence

    The Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill relates to a number of legislative changes that Departments require for routine financial matters for which it would not be practical to have specific legislation. More
    Opened 29 July 2025

  • Dilapidation Bill

    A Bill to confer functions on district councils in connection with the dilapidation of buildings and other land. More
    Opened 7 July 2025

  • Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill

    The Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill aims to set up a public inquiry to establish the facts in to the experiences of women and girls in Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses. The Bill also establishes a Redress Service, which will administer a Standardised Payment redress scheme. The Standardised Payment is an acknowledgement of those impact by a system of institutions established for women and... More
    Opened 7 July 2025

  • 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. More
    Closed 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; ... More
    Closed 26 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... More
    Closed 9 June 2025

  • Review into the development of a formal process and guidance on the handling of Westminster Statutory Instruments that include a role for the Northern Ireland Assembly

    The Assembly and Executive Review Committee (AERC) has agreed to conduct a review into the development of a formal process and guidance on the handling of Westminster Statutory Instruments (SIs) which relate to devolved matters and therefore include a role for the Northern Ireland Assembly. The review, which was originally proposed by the Executive Office, will focus on examining the potential for the Assembly and the Executive to provide meaningful input into considerations on these... More
    Opened 30 May 2025

  • Review of Assembly Committee engagement on cross-cutting Executive strategies

    As part of its consideration of potential work topics for the current mandate, the Assembly and Executive Committee (AERC) wrote to various stakeholders for suggested matters for review. The Executive Office included this topic amongst a list of suggestions. The Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Committee met with the First Minister and deputy First Minister to discuss their Department’s suggestions and the Committee subsequently agreed to undertake a review of this topic More
    Opened 30 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... More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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. More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 17 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... More
    Closed 7 February 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. More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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? ... More
    Closed 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 More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 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. More
    Closed 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... More
    Closed 4 October 2024

  • Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill

    The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill was introduced in Northern Ireland Assembly on 20 May 2024. The Bill and its Explanatory and Financial Memorandum are available to download here . The purpose of the Bill is to make provisions to provide the Department for Communities with the power to make regulations in order to make a number of changes to Automatic Enrolment. Automatic Enrolment was introduced in 2012 to enable more people to save for... More
    Closed 20 September 2024

  • Older People's Parliament

    On Saturday 12 October 2024, the Northern Ireland Assembly will host an Older People's Parliament in the Assembly Chamber in Parliament Buildings. This will be an opportunity for older people across Northern Ireland to share key issues that impact their lives and to raise awareness of the needs of older people, directly with decision-makers. More
    Closed 4 September 2024
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