The fourth report on the use of the petition of concern mechanism in the northern ireland assembly
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Guidance THE FOURTH REPORT ON THE USE OF THE PETITION OF CONCERN MECHANISM IN THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY This command paper sets out the use of the Petition of Concern Mechanism in the
Northern Ireland Assembly. Get emails about this page APPLIES TO NORTHERN IRELAND DOCUMENTS THE FOURTH REPORT ON THE USE OF THE PETITION OF CONCERN MECHANISM IN THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
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use. DETAILS The Petition of Concern (PoC) is a mechanism whereby 30 MLAs can petition the Assembly requiring a matter to be passed on a cross-community rather than a simple majority basis.
Under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, it is one of the ‘safeguards’ in Strand One as a mechanism “to ensure key decisions [in the Assembly] are taken on cross-community basis”. UPDATES TO
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