7.Equality Impact Assessment
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 Bill to Committee | 15 November 2007 |
| First Stage- Introduction of Bill to the Assembly | 26 November 2007 |
| Second Stage Debate | 4 December 2007 |
| Committee Stage-Departmental briefing on the provisions of the Bill | 24 January 2008 |
| Committee Report on the Bill | 31 January 2008 |
| Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 4 March 2008 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 7 April 2008 |
| Final Stage | 21 April 2008 |
| Royal Assent | 6 May 2008 |
