Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Review of Assembly Committee engagement on cross-cutting Executive strategies
Background
As part of its consideration of potential work topics for the current mandate, the Assembly and Executive Committee (AERC) wrote to various stakeholders for suggested matters for review. The Executive Office included this topic amongst a list of suggestions. The Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Committee met with the First Minister and deputy First Minister to discuss their Department’s suggestions and the Committee subsequently agreed to undertake a review of this topic.
The review will examine the experience to date of engagement by Assembly committees on cross-cutting Executive strategies and identify potential improvements, as applicable. It is being undertaken for the purpose of ensuring coordinated and systematic scrutiny of such strategies by the legislature, which would underpin joined-up working by Executive departments. The review will also explore stakeholders’ views in relation to scrutiny of cross-cutting legislation.
We have created a survey that will help you to share your opinion. The survey is hosted on our Citizen Space survey site. If you would prefer to submit your evidence in writing, guidance on how to do this is available in the further information below.
The survey is open until Tuesday 30 September 2025.
Why your views matter
The AERC is seeking views from stakeholders of Assembly Committee engagement on cross-cutting Executive strategies. Following consideration of the evidence gathered, the review will lead to an evidence-based report which will be debated in the Assembly.
The envisaged outcome of the review is to facilitate and support joined-up working by the Assembly and by Executive departments in the exercise of their respective functions in relation to cross-cutting government strategies.
Further Information
- Terms of Reference for the Review
- Research paper on cross-cutting scrutiny in other legislatures (PDF, 15 pages, 216KB)
- Background information
- Guide to submitting evidence to Assembly Committees in written or other formats
- Privacy Notice for information submitted to Assembly Committees
Contact us
If you would like to request an alternative format to give comments, or have any other queries, please contact the Committee Clerk at the following email address:
