All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups

What are All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups?

All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups provide a forum by which MLAs and outside organisations and individuals can meet to discuss shared interests in a particular cause or subject.

What is the difference between an All Party Assembly Group and All Party Group?

Groups whose membership comprises of Assembly Members onlyare known as All Party Assembly Groups. Groups whose membership is open to both MLAs and non-MLAs are known as All Party Groups.

The Register of All Party Assembly Groups/All Party Groups

All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups must submit an application form for Registration.

A Register of All Party Assembly Groups/All Party Groups is compiled and maintained by the Clerk of Standards and is regulated by the Committee on Standards and Privileges. The Register is available for inspection by Members in the Assembly Library and available for public inspection, by appointment, in the office of the Clerk of Standards.

The main purpose of the Register is to record which All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups are recognised by the Assembly; who their officers are, and details of any assistance the Group may receive from outside the Assembly.

Current List of All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups

All Party Assembly Groups

All Party Assembly Group on Children and Young People

All Party Assembly Group on Roads Safety

All Party Pro-Life Assembly Group

All Party Assembly Group on Autism

All Party Assembly Group on Climate Change

All Party Assembly Group on Ethnic Minority Communities

All Party Assembly Group on Energy

All Party Assembly Group on Cancer

All Party Assembly Group on Rural Sustainability

All Party Assembly Group on Funerals and Bereavement

All Party Assembly Group on Diabetes

All Party Assembly Group on Visual Impairment

All Party Assembly Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector

All Party Assembly Group on Learning Disability

All Party Groups

All Party Group on International Development

All Party Group on Disability

All Party Construction Group

Enquiries and Contact Information

For correspondence and information on the activities of specific All Party Groups or All Party Assembly Groups please use the contact details provided by each Group.

For general information on All Party Assembly Groups and All Party Groups (e.g. general guidance, information on registration and application forms) please contact:

Mr Paul Gill
Clerk of Standards
Room 284
Parliament Buildings
Stormont
BT4 3XX

Tel: 028 905 20333
Email: paul.gill@niassembly.gov.uk