Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. The committee was established to advise and assist the First Minister, the Rt Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and the Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP MLA, on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation. The Committee Chairperson is Mr Mike Nesbitt.
Here you will find information about the Committee membership and the work of the Committee.
The OFMdFM Committee will hold its next meeting at 2.00pm on Wednesday 23 May when Members will receive a briefing from the Junior Ministers, Martina Anderson MLA and Jonathan Bell MLAon the Delivering Social Change framework.
The Committee will also receive a briefing from the NI Ombudsman’s Office on Proposals to Update Legislation to Reform the Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman.
On Wednesday 28 March 2012 Members of the Committee met with representatives of a wide range of community relations organisations and the Community Relations Council in the Long Gallery of Parliament Buildings. Participants discussed a number of topical issues including:
- examples of successful programmes which engage and support young people in ending segregation, sectarianism and racism;
- good practice and outcomes in addressing rural segregation;
- approaches to reducing the number of ‘peace walls’;
- the opportunities and challenges of a decade of centenaries;
- shared housing – lessons to be learned.
Committee Chairperson Tom Elliott MLA said: “We were very pleased to welcome the CRC and community groups to Parliament Buildings. Improving community relations is something that our Committee takes seriously and we were impressed by the experience of those groups who are working on the ground. I know that we will be revisiting these issues and continuing to work with community groups to build a better and less divided society for all our people.”
Click here to view more pictures from the discussion.