Committee for Justice

The Committee for Justice is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Justice.[1] 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.

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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 on 5 February 2010.[2]

Membership (9)
Party Member
DUP || Paul Givan (Chairperson)
DUP || Gordon Dunne
DUP || Paul Frew
Sinn Féin || Linda Dillon (Deputy Chairperson)
Sinn Féin || Jemma Dolan
Sinn Féin || Emma Rogan
Green (NI) || Rachel Woods
SDLP || Sinéad Bradley
UUP || Doug Beattie

See also

References
  1. "Committee for Justice". NI Assembly. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. "House of Commons - The administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" - Northern Ireland Affairs". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-13.


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