The Northern Ireland Committee on Standards and Privileges is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to oversee the work of the Commissioner for Standards at the Northern Ireland Assembly.
History
editThe committee was created in 1999 as implementation of schedule 6 the Northern Ireland Act 1998: "preventing conduct which would constitute a criminal offence or contempt of court" and a "a sub judice rule."[1] Following the Belfast Agreement, a committee on standards and privileges was established under the standing orders of the Northern Ireland Assembly[2]
2022–2027 Assembly
editThe committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 21 February 2024.
| Party | Member[3] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Chairperson) | Belfast North | |
| Alliance | Stewart Dickson MLA (Deputy Chairperson) | East Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Jemma Dolan MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Brian Kingston MLA | Belfast North | |
| Alliance | Connie Egan MLA | North Down | |
| DUP | Paul Frew MLA | North Antrim | |
| DUP | Harry Harvey MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| Sinn Féin | Cathy Mason MLA | South Down | |
| SDLP | Colin McGrath MLA | South Down | |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Northern Ireland: Schedule 6", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 19 October 1998, 1998 c. 47 (sch. 6), retrieved 30 June 2024
- ^ "Official Report: 8 March 1999". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Committee Membership". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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