Hansard Reports
The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act's passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| First Stage | 2 November 2015 |
| Briefing on the proposed Bill to the Committee for Education | 4 November 2015 |
| Second Stage | 10 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education and Integrated Education Fund; and Centre for Shared Education, Queen’s University, Belfast. | 25 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Council for Catholic Maintained Schools; Equality Commission NI and NI Human Rights Commission; NI Commissioner for Children and Young People; Rural Centre for Shared Education; Transferors Representative Council | 2 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Department of Education | 9 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage - consideration of all sections | 16 December 2015 |
| Committee's report on the Act – Report reference NIA 286/11-16 | 6 January 2016 |
| Consideration Stage | 26 January 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 23 February 2016 |
| Final Stage | 8 March 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 9 May 2016 |
