Marshalled list of amendments
8 November 2024
Item 7: Order Paper 62/22-27 – Monday 11 November 2024
Motion: Statutory Duty of Candour
Proposed:
That this Assembly agrees on the need for statutory and legally enforceable organisational and individual duties of candour in Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care system; believes that, while the overwhelming majority of staff are committed to the highest standards of care, a statutory duty of candour will play a vital role in identifying and addressing cases of abuse, negligence and failings in health and social care settings; expresses concern that limited progress has been made in introducing a statutory duty of candour, since the beginning of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths, 20 years ago; calls on the Executive to engage with the UK Government around the implications of the proposed Hillsborough Law, and how it could strengthen candour in public services in Northern Ireland; and calls on the Minister of Health to bring forward legislation to implement statutory organisational and individual duties of candour before the end of the current Assembly mandate.
Miss Nuala McAllister
Mr Danny Donnelly
Mr Stewart Dickson
Ms Paula Bradshaw
Amendment
At end insert:
‘; and further calls for any statutory duty of candour to be co-designed and co-produced in partnership with health and social care workers, alongside families who have endured the distressing experiences of Serious Adverse Incident investigations, as well as cases of abuse, negligence and failings, to ensure compassionate, meaningful, and practical implementation.’
[Ms Liz Kimmins]
[Mr Pat Sheehan]
[Mis Órlaithí Flynn]
[Mrs Linda Dillon]
Motion: Tackling the high number of unadopted housing developments and roads
Proposed:
That this Assembly expresses alarm at the high number of unadopted housing developments across Northern Ireland; regrets that some roads and footpaths have been left for decades without full adoption; highlights the significant challenges faced by affected homeowners when seeking to sell their property; is concerned that unfinished and unadopted sites are contributing to pollution in our waterways; stresses that those who have purchased a home in good faith must not be left to foot the bill of bringing their development up to an adoptable standard; further regrets the significant number of unadopted alleyways locally, which raises health, safety and public hygiene concerns; calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to proactively identify highpriority and legacy sites for adoption and to bring forward plans for more meaningful enforcement against developers who have entered into bonds but fail to bring roads and sewerage systems to a satisfactory standard; and further calls on the Minister to work alongside Northern Ireland Water and Executive colleagues to develop, and publish, a new strategy to address the backlog in unadopted roads.
Mrs Deborah Erskine
Mr Keith Buchanan
Mr Stephen Dunne
Amendment
Leave out all after ‘Minister to’ and insert:
‘take a joined-up approach, working alongside Northern Ireland Water, Executive colleagues and local councils to develop and publish a new strategy to address the backlog in unadopted roads and alleyways.’
[Mr Gerry Carroll]
