Motion or amendment: Reiterating Unconditional Support for the Rule of Law - Amendment 3
Motion or amendment by Mr Doug Beattie MC on .
- MLA
- Mr Doug Beattie MC
- Party at the time
- Independent
- Date
- 8 October 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Reiterating Unconditional Support for the Rule of Law”
- Heading
- Reiterating Unconditional Support for the Rule of Law - Amendment 3
- Assembly identifier
- Document 503109
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Reiterating Unconditional Support for the Rule of Law - Amendment 3
**Withdrawn**
Leave out all after ‘certain circumstances;’ and insert:
‘recognises that the PSNI is responsible for investigating alleged breaches of the law, that the Public Prosecution Service is responsible for bringing prosecutions where the evidential test is met, and that the courts are responsible for imposing sanctions where unlawful conduct has been proven; calls on the Minister of Justice to exercise her powers under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 to remove Miss Deirdre Hargey as a member of the Policing Board with immediate effect while allegations of misconduct in public office are under investigation; and further calls on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to strengthen the law to increase democratic accountability and ensure that elected representatives who are convicted of criminal offences relating to the exercise of public office can be removed from office.’
148 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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