MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
SUB COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURES

1. Introductions
2. Evidence Sessions
3. Assembly Legal Adviser Presentation
4. Any Other Business
5. Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting

Present:
Mr C Murphy (Convenor)
Mr I Davis
Mr A Maginness
Mr D Shipley Dalton
Mr P McNamee

Clerk to the Committee:
Mr C McGarrity

In attendance:
Mr J Crozier
Mr J Gillespie

The Convenor welcomed members to the first meeting of the sub-Committee and outlined the format of the meeting.

The following witnesses were called and examined:

1. Ms Linda Devlin, Assembly Section, Office of the First and Deputy First Minister and Mr Tom Watson, Machinery of Government Division, Office of the First and Deputy First Minister;
2. Professor Stephen Livingstone, School of Law, Queen's University of Belfast

The sub-Committee received a presentation from an Assembly legal adviser on the proposals contained in written evidence from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

4. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

There was no further business.

5. DATE, TIME AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING

It was agreed that the next meeting of the sub-Committee would be held on Wednesday 7 November 2001 in Room 152 Parliament Buildings at 3:00 pm, to take evidence from Professor Brice Dickson, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and from Mr Francie Molloy MLA Chairperson of the Committee for Finance and Personnel.

The meeting adjourned at 3.40 pm.