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ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY, 26 JANUARY 2010
ROOM 21, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Present:
Mr Jimmy Spratt (Chairperson)
Mr Raymond McCartney (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mr Alan McFarland
Mr Alex Maskey
Mr John O’Dowd
Mr Declan O’ Loan

In Attendance:
Mr Stephen Graham (Assembly Clerk)
Miss Tara McKee (Clerical Supervisor)
Miss Paula McManus (Clerical Officer)

The meeting opened at 11.07 am in public session.

1. Apologies

Mr Danny Kennedy

2. Minutes of Proceedings of meeting held on 19 January 2010

Members agreed the Minutes of Proceedings of the meeting held on 19 January 2010.

3. Forward Work Programme

Members confirmed that the political parties were continuing to consider the Committee’s Forward Work Programme.

Agreed: Members agreed to report back in the near future.

4. Chairperson’s Business

None.

5. Correspondence

Outgoing correspondence

Members noted an acknowledgement from the First Minister and deputy First Minister regarding correspondence on the Efficiency Review Panel.

Incoming correspondence

Members noted:

6. Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters – Category Two list of issues

This session was recorded by Hansard.

The Chairperson declared the following interest:

Committee Briefing Paper 11/08/09 – Twenty-ninth Revision – Consideration of the Category Two List of Issues

Members considered the Category Two List of Issues and reported no change to previously stated positions.

7. Concordat between Her Majesty’s Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on the Independence of the Judiciary in Northern Ireland

11.12 am The meeting went into closed session.

11.12 am Mr Maskey joined the meeting.

11.14 am Mr O’ Loan joined the meeting.

Declan O’ Loan declared the following interests:

Members considered the revised draft Concordat between Her Majesty’s Government and the NI Executive on the Independence of the Judiciary in Northern Ireland.

Agreed: Members agreed to discuss the draft, further, at the planned meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

8. Date, time and place of next meeting

The Committee agreed that the next meeting would take place on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 at 11.00 am, in Room 21.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 11.15 am.

Mr Jimmy Spratt
Chairperson, Assembly and Executive Review Committee
2 February 2010.

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