FOI 12-24: Justice Committee's involvement on the EU Withdrawal Agreement (EUWA) domestic legislative changes that affect Hague 2007

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Our Ref: FoI 12-24

6 March 2024

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 19 February 2024 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). In this request you asked for the following information:

I would like information regarding the Justice Committee's involvement going forward on the various EU Withdrawal Agreement (EUWA) domestic legislative changes that affect Hague 2007.   I also hope the Committee will hold the Department of Justice and its staff to account.  To this end, grateful if you would provide me with:

1) a schedule of proposed legislative changes the Justice Committee are considering over the next year that impact on Hague 2007 and Private International Law. 

2) details of any proposed consultations on the topic of reciprocal enforcement of maintenance decisions that the Justice Committee will be involved in over the next year.”

Our response

As regards the two questions enumerated above the Assembly Commission responds as follows:

1) This information is not held. The Committee for Justice does not have a schedule of proposed legislative changes it will be considering over the next year that impact on Hague 2007 and Private International Law.

2) This information is not held. The Committee does not have details of any proposed consultations on the topic of reciprocal enforcement of maintenance decisions that it will be involved in over the next year.

Further information

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Your request for information and our response may be published in the disclosure log maintained by the Assembly Commission under a publication scheme agreed with the ICO. The request and our response will be anonymised. 

Yours sincerely

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