Getting to know the Assembly

Wednesday 07 May 2008

Wednesday 07 May 2008

10.00am

12.30pm

North Down Community Network

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How can we get the best out of the NI Assembly?

The Northern Ireland Assembly presents a number of exciting opportunities and challenges for voluntary and community organisations.

Responsibility for the decisions that impact on the people and communities we represent now rests in the hands of locally elected and locally accountable MLAs and Ministers. An important part of making the most of the Assembly will be understanding what actually happens in Stormont.

This session aims to explain how the Assembly works with a particular focus on how voluntary and community organisations can use the Assembly to bring their issues to the attention of MLAs and Ministers. It will include:

• The procedures of the Assembly, including the various types of debates
• The roles of the various scrutiny bodies such as statutory committees and standing committees
• How legislation is passed

Dates and venues

Training and information sessions are currently being arranged in partnership with local community networks. Dates and venues confirmed so far are:

• 11 March 2008 NICVA - 10.00am to 12.30pm
• 7 May 2008 North Down Community Network - 10.00am to 12.30pm

Registration

There is no charge for these sessions but you must book a place by contacting Cathy Breslin at cathy.breslin@nicva.org.

To find out when the dates and locations of the future sessions have been confirmed contact jonny.currie@nicva.org.