Assembly and Executive Review Committee

 Inquiry into the Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters

 Terms of Reference

1. To identify those policing and justice matters which are currently reserved matters under Schedule 3 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the 1998 Act);
2. To consider which of these matters should be devolved and the extent to which they should be devolved;
3. To identify the preferred ministerial model and procedures for filling the ministerial post/posts for the new policing and justice department;
4. To identify what preparations need to be made by the Northern Ireland Assembly to facilitate the devolution of policing and justice matters and what preparations have been made;
5. To assess whether the Assembly is likely to make a request under section 4 (2A) of the 1998 Act before 1 May 2008, as to which policing and justice matters should cease to be reserved matters; and
6. To report to the Assembly by 29 February 2008.