ADHOC COMMITTEE DRAFT PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY (NI) ORDER 2009 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Present: Mr Trevor Clarke MLA (Chairperson)
Mr Raymond McCartney MLA (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Cathal Boylan MLA
Mr Allan Bresland MLA
Dr Stephen Farry MLA
Mr Stephen Moutray MLA
Mr Alan McFarland MLA
Mr David McNarry MLA
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín MLA

Apologies: Mr Adrian McQuillan MLA

In Attendance: Mr Denis Arnold (Committee Clerk)
Mrs Eilis Haughey (Committee Clerk)
Mrs Antonia Hoskins (Assistant Clerk)
Miss Mairead Higgins (Clerical Supervisor)
Miss Joanne McCarter (Clerical Officer)

The meeting opened at 1.06 p.m. in open session.

1. Apologies

The apologies are detailed above.

2. Draft Minutes of 8 June 2009

Subject to minor amendments, the minutes of proceedings for Monday 8 June 2009 were agreed by the Committee.

3 Draft Minutes of 15 June 2009

The minutes of proceedings for Monday 15 June 2009 were agreed by the Committee.

4 Matters Arising

The Chairperson invited those Members who have yet to do so, to declare any interests.

The Committee noted the response from Liam Hannaway, Hon. Secretary, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE NI) further to the Committee’s inquiry on the proposed legislation.

1.10 p.m. Dr Farry joined the meeting.
1.11 p.m. Mr McNarry joined the meeting.

The Committee noted the estimated breakdown of the cost for an applicant for a Door Supervisors Licence, under Belfast City Council’s current registration scheme.

5. Chairperson Business

No Chairperson’s business recorded.

6. Correspondence

No correspondence received.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the meeting would move into closed session to discuss the draft report.

The meeting moved into closed session at 1.12 p.m.

7. Consideration of the Draft Report

Agreed: The Committee agreed the following sections of the report:

Section 1 - Introduction and Background – read and agreed.

Section 2 - Coverage of the Draft Order - read and agreed.

Section 3 - Consultation – read and agreed.

1.14 p.m. Ms Carál Ní Chuilín joined the meeting.
1.25 p.m. Mr Moutray left the meeting.

Section 4- Findings and Recommendations – read and agreed, subject to amendment.

1.58 p.m. Mr McNarry left the meeting.
2.10 p.m. Mr McCartney left the meeting.
2.20 p.m. Mr McCartney rejoined the meeting.

Section 5- List of Recommendations and Conclusions – read and agreed, as amended.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the following papers should be appended to the Committee’s report:

Minutes of Proceedings

Minutes of Evidence

List of Written Submissions and other Correspondence considered by the Committee.

Written Submissions to the Committee

List of Witnesses

Research Papers

Draft Order

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Chairperson and deputy Chairperson should approve the final report (as amended) prior to ordering the report to be printed.

Agreed: The Committee agreed to table the following motion for debate in the Business Office:
“That this Assembly approves the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee (39/08/09R) set up to consider the draft Private Security Industry (Northern Ireland) Order 2009,) should be submitted to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland as a Report of the Northern Ireland Assembly.”

The Chairperson advised Members that the report would be debated in plenary on Monday 29 June 2009

Agreed: The Committee agreed a press release.