| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 25 April 2024 |
| VISIT | Clotworthy House | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:45 AM (30 mins)
Briefing from Carers NI
• Mr Craig Harrison, Carers NI
• Ms Angela Phillips, Carers NI
Public from 11:15 AM (30 mins)
Briefing on the Independent review of welfare mitigations and impact on carers
• Mr Les Allamby, Welfare Mitigations Review Independent Advisory Panel
• Mr Liam Devine, Clanrye Group
Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
Briefing on the Independent Review of Discretionary Support
• Prof Gráinne McKeever, Independent Review of Discretionary Support
• Mr Les Allamby, Office of the Discretionary Support Commissioner
Public from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Briefing from the Equality Coalition
• Mr Daniel Holder, The Committee on the Administration of Justice
• Mr John Patrick Clayton, UNISON
• Ms Becca Bor, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network
• Ms Trása Canavan, Barnardo's Northern Ireland
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants – Closure of Tax Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 13 And Savings And Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2024
SL1 - Draft The Local Government (Remote Meetings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 1:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:35 PM (75 mins)
Minister of Justice and the Permanent Secretary - oral evidence session
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
• Hugh Widdis, DoJ
• Ms Deborah Brown, DoJ
Public from 2:50 PM (75 mins)
Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable - oral evidence session
• Mr Jon Boutcher, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Public from 4:05 PM (20 mins)
Adult Restorative Justice - Update - Department of Justice written paper
SR 2024/0000 The Lay Magistrates (Eligibility) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024/0000 The Period Products (Department of Justice Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024/72 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024/81 The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - Personal Injury Discount Rate
SL1 – The Judicial Pensions (Remedial Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:25 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 21 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (145 mins)
Inquiry into Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland - Evidence Session
• Mr Peter May, DoH
• Mr Peter Toogood, DoH
• Mr Brendan Whittle, Health and Social Care Board
• Dr Petra Corr, Health and Social Care Board
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland - Discussions with NIAO following evidence session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger Prenter, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Nikita White, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |