Committee for Justice, Thursday 24 September 2026

The Committee for Justice met on Tuesday 22 September 2026.

On the Agenda: 

  • Committee Business

  • Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill – Families of Lisa Dorrian and Charlotte Murray oral evidence
    • Ms Joanne Dorrian, Individual
    • Mr John Dorrian, Individual
    • Ms Michelle Dorrian, Individual
    • Ms Sinéad Corrigan, Individual
    • Mrs Mary Murray, Individual
    Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill – Marie Collins Foundation oral evidence
    • Ms Karen Garland, Marie Collins Foundation

  • Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill – Commissioner for Older People NI oral evidence
    • Ms Siobhan Casey, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
    • Ms Anna Doran, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
    • Mr Raymond Johnston, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland

  • Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill – Written papers

  • SL1 The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

  • SL1 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

  • SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 – Update to football bodies, championships and leagues – Correspondence

  • Armed Forces Bill – Legislative Consent Memorandum – Correspondence

  • Budget 2026-27 to 2029-30 – Information Gathering Exercise –

  • Department of Justice written paper

  • Committee Business

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