Hansard Reports
The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Northern Ireland Assembly.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Introduction of the Act to the Social Development Committee (“Committee”) | 31.05.07 |
| Introduction to the Northern Ireland Assembly (“Assembly”) | 10.12.07 |
| Committee briefed by Departmental Officials on issues raised by Members | 10.01.08 |
| Assembly - Second Stage debate | 15.01.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Chief Officers 3rd Sector (CO3) | 17.01.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) | 24.01.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from the Volunteer Development Agency (VDA) | 31.01.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors | 07.02.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) | 14.02.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland | 21.02.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland | 28.02.08 |
| Committee Stage - consideration of sections 1-52 | 28.02.08 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Magheraknock Mission Hall, Kingdom Life Faith Centre, Moira Pentecostal Church, Mount Zion Free Methodist Church and Jordan Victory Church | 06.03.08 |
| Committee Stage - consideration sections 53-71 | 06.03.08 |
| Committee Stage - consideration sections 72-186 and Schedules 1-9 | 13.03.08 |
| Committee Stage - formal consideration sections 1-73 (section 13 referred for further consideration ) | 03.04.08 |
| Committee Stage - formal consideration sections 74-186, and Schedules 1-9 (sections 122, 165 and 166 referred for further consideration ) | 10.04.08 |
| Committee Stage - formal consideration sections 13, 122,165 and 166 | 17.04.08 |
| Committee Stage - formal consideration amendments agreed | 01.05.08 |
| Committee publishes its report on the Act - Report Number - NIA 9/07 | 13.05.08 |
| Assembly - Consideration Stage | 03.06.08 |
| Assembly - Further Consideration Stage | 17.06.08 |
| Assembly - Final Stage | 30.06.08 |
| Royal Assent | 09.09.08 |
