Media Operational Notice

Finance Committee to Be Briefed on Marriage Bill, Nics Culture and Cyber Security Bill

Session: Session currently unavailable

Date: 15 June 2026

The Assembly’s Finance Committee will hear from members of the Youth Assembly on the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill at its meeting this week.

In a second evidence session, Members will be briefed on the ‘Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service’ by the FDA, the trade union for senior civil servants and professionals in the UK public sector. 

The Committee will also hear from Department of Finance (DoF) officials on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill.

 

Oral briefing

Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026

 

2.05pm-2.35pm

Mr Logan Scott-McKinley, NIA Youth Assembly

Mr Landon Woodfield, NIA Youth Assembly

Ms Jennifer Soutar, NIA Youth Assembly

Ms Mia Hall, NIA Youth Assembly

Mr Lawrence Asar, NIA Youth Assembly

 

2.35pm-3.15pm

Mr Robert Murtagh, FDA       

 

3.45pm-4.15pm

Ms Lorraine McCaffrey, DoF

Mr Paul Grocott, DoF

 

Location: Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings

Watch: Home - Northern Ireland Assembly TV (niassembly.tv)

For media enquiries, please contact felicity.templeton@niassembly.gov.uk / 07977 635930.  Please see the Business Diary for more details.

 

Notes to editors:

  • You can find more on the Youth Assembly here
  • See here for more information on the FDA
  • The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill is here