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ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE

Minutes of Proceedings

Tuesday 12 February 2008
Room 144, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Present: Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson, MP (Chairperson)
Mr Raymond McCartney (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Alex Attwood
Mr Danny Kennedy
Mr Nelson McCausland
Mr Ian McCrea
Mr Alan McFarland
Mr George Robinson

In Attendance: Mr Stephen Graham (Assembly Clerk)
Ms Sinead Nash (Assistant Clerk)
Ms Lynn Gray (Clerical Supervisor)

The meeting opened at 10.40am in public session.

1. Apologies

No apologies received.

2. Draft Minutes of Proceedings of meeting held on 5 and 7 January 2008

Agreed: The Committee agreed the minutes of the meetings held on 5 and 7 January 2008.

10.42am the meeting was held in private session

3. Inquiry into the Devolution of Policing and Justice

The session was recorded by Hansard.

The following interests were declared:

Jeffrey Donaldson:

Member, Her Majesty’s Privy Council
Member, Northern Ireland Policing Board

Ian McCrea:

Member, Cookstown District Policing Partnership

3.1 Name of any new Department

Members discussed the options for the name of any new Department

10.51am Danny Kennedy joined the meeting

Agreed:

3.2 Structure and accountability / Party position papers

Members discussed a number of outstanding matters relating to the structure and accountability of policing and justice organisations.

11.47am Danny Kenny left the meeting
12.12pm Ian McCrea left the meeting
12.16 Ian McCrea joined the meeting

3.3 Matters to be transferred

3.3.1 Firearms and Explosives

Members discussed the proposals relating to the transfer of responsibility for firearms and explosives as set out in the covering commentary of draft legislation provided by the NIO in February 2008.

Agreed:

3.3.2 Misuse of Drugs

Members discussed the proposals relating to the transfer of responsibility for the misuse of drugs as set out in the covering commentary of draft legislation provided by the NIO in February 2008.

Agreed:

3.3.4 Excepted Matters (Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance)

Members discussed the proposals relating to the responsibility for administrative arrangements relating to ‘extradition and mutual legal assistance’ in the covering commentary of draft legislation provided by the NIO in February 2008.

Agreed:

3.3.5 Prevention and detection of crime
(Regulation of Private Security Industry)
(Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act)

Members discussed the proposals relating to the transfer of responsibility for matters relating to the ‘prevention and detection of crime’ in the covering commentary of draft legislation provided by the NIO in February 2008.

Agreed:

3.3.6 Treatment of Offenders: Separated Accommodation

Members discussed the proposals relating to the transfer of responsibility for matters relating to the treatment of offenders and ‘separated accommodation’ in the covering commentary of draft legislation provided by the NIO in February 2008.

Agreed:

3.4 Terms of motion for a debate on the Inquiry report

Members discussed the terms of the draft motion for debate on the Inquiry report.

Agreed:

[Chairperson, Assembly and Executive Review Committee]

1.12pm Alan McFarland left the meeting

4. Draft Press Release

Members agreed the draft press release.

5. Date, time and place of next meeting

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 19 February at 10.30am in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 1.16pm.

RT HON JEFFREY DONALDSON, MP
Chairperson, Assembly and Executive Review Committee

19 February 2008.

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