Hansard Reports
The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Committee consideration of draft Bill – briefing from OFMDFM officials on draft Bill | 1 July 2009 |
| Committee consideration of draft Bill – briefing from OFMDFM officials on draft Bill and consultation document prior to public consultation | 9 September 2009 |
| Committee consideration of draft Bill – evidence from Dame Joan Harbison, the Older People’s Advocate | 16 September 2009 |
| Committee consideration of draft Bill – briefing from OFMDFM officials on draft Bill and responses to the public consultation | 20 January 2010 |
| Committee consideration of draft Bill –– briefing from OFMDFM officials on changes to the draft Bill following public consultation | 12 May 2010 |
| Introduction to the Assembly | 24 May 2010 |
| Second Stage debate | 7 June 2010 |
| Introduction of the Act to the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister | 8 June 2010 |
| Committee stage – evidence from Dame Joan Harbison, the Older People’s Advocate | 23 June 2010 |
| Committee stage – evidence from the NI Human Rights Commission, Age NI and the Age Sector Platform and the NI Ombudsman | 30 June 2010 |
| Committee Stage – briefing from Research Officers from the Assembly’s Research and Library Services and evidence from OFMDFM Departmental officials | 8 September 2010 |
| Committee Stage – briefing from the Assembly’s Legal Services and evidence from OFMDFM Departmental officials | 15 September 2010 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of sections 1-29, Schedules 1-3 | 15 September 2010 |
| Committee Stage – consideration of the long title of the Act | 29 September 2010 |
| Committee’s report on the Act – Report number 05/10/11R | 29 September 2010 |
| Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 16 November 2010 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 29 November 2010 |
| Final Stage | 7 December 2010 |
| Royal Assent | 25 January 2011 |
