The Committee for Justice is a
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly (; ), often referred to by the metonym ''Stormont'', is the devolved unicameral legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliam ...
committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the
Department of Justice and the Minister of Justice (currently
Naomi Long
Naomi Rachel Long MLA (née Johnston; born 13 December 1971) is a Northern Irish politician who has served as Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive since February 2024, having previously served from January 2020 to October 202 ...
). The Committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Justice and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
The committee was created following the devolution of policing and justice on 12 April 2010, as a result of the
Hillsborough Castle Agreement, agreed under the premiership of
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Ex ...
on 5 February 2010.
2022–2027 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.
2017–2022 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 22 January 2020.
Changes 2017–2022
Source:
2016–2017 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 1 June 2016.
2011–2016 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 26 May 2011.
Changes 2011–2016
2007–2011 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 22 April 2010.
Changes 2007–2011
See also
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Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...
References
External links
Committee for Justice at niassembly.gov.uk
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Parliamentary committees