Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Standards and Privileges

The Northern Ireland Committee on Standards and Privileges is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to oversee the work of the Commissioner for Standards at the Northern Ireland Assembly.

History

The committee was created in 1999 as implementation of schedule 6 the Northern Ireland Act 1998: "preventing conduct which would constitute a criminal offence or contempt of court" and a "a sub judice rule." Following the Belfast Agreement, a committee on standards and privileges was established under the standing orders of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

2016-2017 Assembly

Changes 2016-2017

None