Debate contribution: Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Nick Mathison on .
- MLA
- Mr Nick Mathison
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 1 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5581592
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I thank the Member for giving way. He referenced the fact that we do not know what the sanction will look like, and that is of profound concern to me. Teachers are coming to me saying that they do not know what it will look like. We are in the strange position of needing another bit of legislation to be passed before we can understand what it will look like. Given that, is the Committee not the forum in which we might get to the bottom of the issues? If we are not able to do that satisfactorily, we will not have to rely on amendments being selected, because parties can take a collective decision to oppose the clause that is causing them concern. That would still give us the opportunity to deliver much-needed, progressive RE inspection reform, which is long overdue. Surely that would be a win-win.
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