Assembly and Executive Review Committee

This Committee has been established to exercise the functions set out in Section 29A and 29B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, and Standing Order 54 which provide for the Committee to:

- consider matters relating to the functioning of the Assembly or the Executive Committee as may be referred to it by the Assembly.

- consider the operation of Sections 16A to 16C of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and, in particular, whether to recommend that the Secretary of State should make an order amending that Act and any other enactment so far as may be necessary to secure that they have effect, as from the date of the election of the 2011 Assembly, as if the executive selection amendments had not been made.

- make a report to the Secretary of State, the Assembly and the Executive Committee, by no later than 1 May 2015, on the operation of Parts 3 and 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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The Committee has just finalised its Second Report on the Arrangements for the Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters. The report is due to be published on 9 March 2010, when it is expected that the Assembly will debate a resolution calling for a range of policing and justice powers to be transferred from Westminster.