Hansard Reports
3.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Introduction to the Assembly | 20 April 2015 |
| Second Stage debate | 11 May 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Chairperson of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (‘OFMDFM Committee’) and the Committee’s Bill Team | 12 May 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the Northern Ireland Ombudsman’s Office | 19 May 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from the OFMDFM Committee’s Bill Team | 26 May 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Civil Service Commissioners; Northern Ireland Audit Office; Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; Queen’s University Belfast; Ulster University; and Joan Hassin | 28 May 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Office of the Ombudsman, Ireland | 2 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage – OFMDFM Committee’s Bill Team | 9 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage - OFMDFM Committee’s Bill Team | 16 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage - OFMDFM Committee’s Bill Team | 23 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage - OFMDFM Committee’s Bill Team | 30 June 2015 |
| Committee Stage - OFMDFM Committee’s Bill Team | 8 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – British Medical Association | 14 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Consideration of sections 1 to 57 and schedules 1 to 9 and the long title | 15 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Consideration of the Committee’s draft Report | 22 September 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Committee’s Report agreed | 29 September 2015 |
| Consideration Stage | 20 October 2015 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 30 November 2015 |
| Exceptional Further Consideration Stage | 1 February 2016 |
| Final Stage | 10 February 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 19 February 2016 |