Committee for Justice

The Committee for Justice is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Justice and the Minister of Justice (currently Naomi Long). The Committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Justice and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.

The committee was created following the devolution of policing and justice on 12 April 2010, as a result of the Hillsborough Castle Agreement, agreed under the premiership of Gordon Brown on 5 February 2010.

2022–2027 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 15 February 2024.

2017–2022 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2017–2022 Assembly on 22 January 2020.

Changes 2017–2022
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2016–2017 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2016–2017 Assembly on 1 June 2016.

2011–2016 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2011–2016 Assembly on 26 May 2011.

2007–2011 Assembly
The committee met for the first time in the 2007–2011 Assembly on 22 April 2010.