Debate contribution: Constituency Office Safety and Security
Debate contribution by Mrs Sinéad Ennis on .
- MLA
- Mrs Sinéad Ennis
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 3 December 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Constituency Office Safety and Security
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4691176
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I thank the Member for his question. The Assembly Commission takes the security of Members and staff extremely seriously, and it is recognised that the interactions that Members have mean that security in Assembly Commission offices also has to be considered. The Speaker and the Clerk/Chief Executive recently met the then Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton to discuss the security of Members. It was agreed that that will lead to further meetings with senior PSNI officers to take forward Members' security on a broader, strategic basis. That should be built on the security and crime prevention advice that has already been provided to Members and their staff during previous briefings and discussions at Parliament Buildings. Staff from Usher Services and the Clerking and Member Support Office subsequently met the PSNI in Parliament Buildings to discuss the personal security and safety of Members and constituency office staff. In addition, the Assembly Commission approved a new 2024 determination that will introduce new provisions covering the cost of security measures at constituency offices and MLAs' private residences.
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