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:
- A letter to Mrs Carmel Hanna, thanking her for her contribution to the Committee and wishing her well for the future.
- A letter calling on the Secretary of State to provide the Committee with all outstanding drafts and redrafts of policing and justice related Memoranda of Understanding, Protocols and Concordats, and to invite him to appear before the Committee.
6. Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters – Category Two list of issues
This session was recorded by Hansard.
The Chairperson declared the following interest:
- Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
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:
- Member of the Ballymena District Policing Partnership.
- Mr O’ Loan’s wife is a former Police Ombudsman.
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.