PRESS RELEASE

11 June 2009

Ref: Ad Hoc PSI 02/08/09

MINISTER TO BRIEF ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY PROPOSED REGULATIONS

The Northern Ireland Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Private Security Industry will be briefed by the Paul Goggins MP, Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office on Monday, 15 June 2009. The Minister will inform the Committee of hisproposals to bring the regulation of the private security industry into line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

Chairperson Mr Trevor Clarke MLA said: “The Committee looks forward to hearing from the Security Minister for Northern Ireland, on his proposal to make a number of minor amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001, which will come into effect from December 2009. We look forward to this engagement.”

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Notes to Editors

The Ad Hoc Committee on the Private Security Industry was established on 18 May 2009 by the Northern Ireland Assembly to consider the new draft legislation on the Private Security Industrypublished, for consultation, by the Minister for Criminal Justice Paul Goggins MP.

The aim of the proposed legislation is to make a number of minor amendments to the Private Security Industry Act 2001, which sets up a regulatory regime for the private security industry and bring the Northern Ireland legislation into line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

A consultation on the future regulation of the private security industry in Northern Ireland was undertaken by the Northern Ireland Office from 29 August to 24 October 2006.

The Members of the Committee are:

Chairperson - Mr Trevor Clarke

Deputy Chairperson - Mr Raymond McCartney

Committee Members

Alliance	Dr Stephen Farry
Democratic Unionist Party	Mr Allan Bresland Mr Adrian McQuillan Mr Stephen Moutray
Sinn Fein	Mr Cathal Boylan Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Mr Thomas Burns Mr John Dallat
Ulster Unionist Party	Mr Alan McFarland Mr David McNarry

Committee Clerk Denis Arnold
Room 152, Parliament Buildings
Stormont
Belfast BT4 3XX
Tel: 028 90 521280
Denis.arnold@niassembly.gov.uk

A copy of the draft legislation and relevant explanatory document are available from the Northern Ireland Office by emailing this address :- Gavin.greenlees@nio.x.gsi.gov.uk

For further information contact:

Debra Savage, Northern Ireland Assembly Communications Officer
Telephone: 028 90 521405
Mobile : 07920 864221