Motion or amendment: Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Gerry Carroll on .
- MLA
- Mr Gerry Carroll
- Party at the time
- People Before Profit Alliance
- Date
- 14 November 2024
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct”
- Heading
- Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 417867
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Text
Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct - Amendment 1
After ‘good faith;’ insert:
‘accepts that by meeting with groups representing paramilitary organisations, ministers are failing in their duty to uphold sections 1.4 (cf) - (cj) of the Ministerial Code;’
40 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.29 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.60).
- Subject area: Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging 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 | 0.12 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.08 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.05 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.19 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.20 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.55 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.29 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.60 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.35 |
| Adopts it | 0.05 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.98 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.02 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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