| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 10 September 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Farming with Nature - Landscapes Project
• Mr Manus McHenry, DAERA
• Mr Kevin Duncan, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Briefing from Assembly Research (RaISe)
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
SL1 - The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Departmental Written Briefing - Elasmobranch Conservation Strategy
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (5 mins)
SL1 The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Ms Helen Vaughan, DfC
• Mr Sean McDevitt, DfC
• Mr Mike Haslett, DfC
Public from 10:10 AM (35 mins)
SR 2026/149 The Home Heating Oil (Temporary Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
• Ms Anne Murdock, DfC
• Mr Conrad McConnell, DfC
Public from 10:45 AM (10 mins)
SR 2026/146 The Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit (Carer’s Allowance Reassessment Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:55 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/144 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/151 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:05 AM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule - Addendum to the Department for the Economy
Public from 11:10 AM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule - Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Women’s Aid and Nexus oral evidence
• Ms Joanne Barnes, Nexus
• Ms Sonya McMullan, Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Bar of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Ms Denise Kiley KC, The Bar of Northern Ireland
• Mr Michael Forde BL, The Bar of Northern Ireland
• Mr David Mulholland, The Bar of Northern Ireland
• Ms Suzanne Gallagher BL, The Bar of Northern Ireland
Closed from 4:15 PM (20 mins)
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Update to football bodies, championships and leagues – Advice from Assembly Legal Services
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 4:35 PM (20 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Motion to extend Committee Stage
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers
Police Reform Bill - Potential Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
SR 2026/0000 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Expansion of Out of Court Disposals
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 - Department of Justice written paper
Adult Restorative Justice Strategy - Fourth Annual Report and Accreditation Process update – Department of Justice written paper
Supporting Change - A Strategy for Women and Girls in, or at risk of contact with, the Justice System - Progress report 2022-2025 - Department of Justice written paper
Strategic framework for Youth Justice - Annual progress report and updated action plan - Department of Justice written paper
Director of Legal Aid Casework - Legal Aid annual reports
Public from 4:55 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |