Welcome to the Home Page of the Chairpersons’ Liaison Group.

Welcome to the Home Page of the Chairpersons’ Liaison Group. The group was established on 26 June 2007 and is made up of the Chairpersons of all Statutory and Standing Committees.

The Chairpersons’ Liaison Group fulfils a practical liaison role in relation to the work of Assembly Committees, helping to develop common approaches to common problems and promoting good practice.

In particular the Liaison Group seeks to:

• represent the common interest of Assembly Committees;
• identify, evaluate and assess options for improving the collective effectiveness of Assembly Committees;
• identify, on behalf of committee members and the staff in the Committee Office, common areas for development and training; and
• guide the principal clerks of committees and the Clerk Assistant in making decisions about financial and other resource allocations;

Here you will find information about the Group membership and the work of the Group.

Membership (16)

Democratic Unionist Party
Mr David Simpson
Dr William McCrea
Lord Morrow
Mr Robin Newton
Mrs Iris Robinson
Mr Jimmy Spratt
Mr Mervyn Storey

Sinn Fein
Mr Barry McElduff
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin (Chairperson)**
Mr Paul Maskey*
Ms Sue Ramsey

Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mr Mark Durkan
Mrs Carmel Hanna
Mr Patsy McGlone

Ulster Unionist Party
Mr Fred Cobain
Mr Danny Kennedy (Deputy Chairperson)**

• Minutes
• Forward Work Programme

Clerk to the Chairpersons' Liaison Group: Christine Darrah
Address: Room 242, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX
Telephone: (028) 9052 1629
E-mail: christine.darrah@niassembly.gov.uk

* With effect from 20 May 2008 Mr Paul Maskey replaced Mr John O’Dowd
** With effect from 1 July 2008 Mr Mitchel McLaughlin became Chairperson and Mr Danny Kennedy became Deputy Chariperson