All of Mrs Naomi Long’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will speak to amendment No 91, which amends the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 — the 2003 Order — by inserting two articles. The proposed amendment does not change the current legal position; it simply clarifies it by making explicit the provisions for the termination of…
I beg to introduce the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill [NIA Bill 39/22-27], which is a Bill to provide for the appointment and functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses of Crime for Northern Ireland; to amend the law relating to criminal evidence and procedure in cases involving aggravation by…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. At this very late hour, I thank all Members for their brief but informative contributions. I will try to cover everything that was asked. If I miss anything, forgive me; it is not out of rudeness, and I am happy to come back to Members should they want to make an intervention. I will take…
Just to be clear, there will be organisations that will continue to do community-based practice that will not want to be part of the framework, and it is not necessary that they are. They can continue to practice outside the framework, and that is fine. The issue is about people who would be called upon to provide…
I am happy to try to provide some clarity on that. The issue is not that we want people to start from scratch. They will still have that experience, and that will be recognised as they go through the accreditation. The truth is that the last accreditations were done so long ago that many of the people who were working…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wish to discuss amendment No 87, which deals with the transfer of powers found in section 43 of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. Those powers relate to the accreditation and registration of organisations that deliver restorative justice services in Northern Ireland,…
The Member will be well aware that the last time on which a member of Alliance signed a petition of concern was to do with a debate on abortion. To be fair, it is not often that I disagreed with my colleague Anna Lo, but I did on that occasion: I would not have signed it. David Ford spoke against her signing it…
As always, I will comment a little on the debate. You will be aware that the debate took a turn for the worse yesterday; however, I am glad to see that the discussion today has been much more respectful, conciliatory and useful. I cannot imagine why that would be. As you will know, Mr Deputy Speaker, I take seriously…
We covered those issues yesterday. The early intervention would not be affected. I listened to what Paul Givan said today. I sought confirmation on the engagement at school level. It would not be affected; the role of the children's panels and the work done there, for example, would not be affected; and the…
If you are saying, "Don't do it; it's dangerous", that is fine. Take that position. Say that you agree with the DUP or that you agree with Doug, the UUP or the TUV that we should not raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility because the police are telling you that it is dangerous. That is fine. Say that. Do not…
The Member sat on the Executive for nine months, and she has sat in the Chamber all day today. On what planet can I go forward and do this without the agreement of the DUP? It has said clearly that, whether in this mandate or the next mandate, it will not agree to any change. I accept that the Member thinks that I…
— thousands of reports on why children engage in offending. The Department, through the Executive programme on paramilitarism and organised crime (EPPOC), produced a list of ACEs, reasons why children and, indeed, adults with high levels of ACEs are more likely to offend and details of what you can do to prevent that.…
First, I was not here 15 years ago; I was elsewhere. Over the past five years and during the Member's time in office and that of my predecessor David Ford, within the constraints of the MACR being 10, we have been deflecting people away from the justice system; providing a more trauma-informed approach; engaging with…