Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Paul Givan on .
- MLA
- Mr Paul Givan
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 16 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Executive Committee Business
- Heading
- Justice Bill: Consideration Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5624397
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Text
Well, at least the Member has decided to come in to join the debate. I was not sure: one minute, Sinn Féin is in; then Sinn Féin is out.
I appreciate what the previous Member who spoke said when apologising to the public for the antics of her own colleague last night. She was right to apologise on her behalf. Maybe the Member herself can apologise for the behaviour last night.
71 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Uncertain: close call
Uncertain: this record is published but not counted in any total.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.50 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- Criteria met: Controversy escalation (0.70).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.85).
- The answers did not meet either automatic threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.19 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.10 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.03 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.26 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.70 | Yes |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.03 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.50 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.85 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.09 |
| Adopts it | 0.06 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.52 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.23 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.15 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.07 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.01 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 15:53 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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