Minutes of Proceedings
Session: 2011/2012
Date: 18 January 2011
Venue: Room 144
The meeting opened at 11.06am in private session.
1. Apologies
None.
2. Minutes of Proceedings of meeting held on 11 January 2011
Members agreed the Minutes of Proceedings of the meeting held on 11 January 2011.
3. Matters arising
None.
4. Consideration of draft report – Review of the O peration of Sections 16A to 16C of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 The Committee considered a revised draft report, as some amendments to the initial draft report had been proposed at the meeting on 11 January 2011.
Agreed: The amendments proposed at the meeting on 11 January 2011, and
now incorporated in the draft report, were agreed.
Agreed: The minor amendment to the title of the report on the front cover was
agreed.
Agreed: Executive Summary – Page 1, read and agreed.
Question put: That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Assembly and Executive Review Committee to the Assembly.
Agreed: Members ordered the report to be printed.
11.15am Fred Cobain joined the meeting.
Agreed: The motion to accompany the report’s introduction to the Assembly
was agreed, as follows: That this Assembly approves the Report of the
Assembly and Executive Review Committee on the O peration of
Sections 16A to 16C of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
5. Forward Work Programme
The Committee considered the Forward Work Programme and discussed what issues it may wish to address in the time remaining in this mandate.
The Clerk agreed to obtain clarification on whether this Committee or the Committee for Justice should take forward the preparation of a ‘Report on the operation of Ministerial arrangements in a Policing and Justice Department’.
11.27am Raymond McCartney left the meeting.
Agreed: The Clerk should prepare a summary of each of the issues on the
Forward Work Programme, for consideration at the meeting scheduled
for 25 January 2011.
11.30am Raymond McCartney rejoined the meeting.
6. Any other Business
None.
7. Date, time and place of next meeting
It was agreed that the next meeting of the Committee would be held in public session and take place on 25 January 2011, at 11.00am in Room 21, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 11.31am.
