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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which of the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) admit members of the public to all board or committee meetings, (b) hold public meetings, (c) have lay or consumer representatives on their boards and (d) operate some form of appeal or complaints procedure; and if in each case this is under a statutory requirement. [69989] Mr. Paul Murphy: The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (a) Public admission (b) Hold public meetings (c) Lay or consumer (d) Appeal or complaints representatives procedure NI Council for the No No No Yes Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment Council for Catholic Yes No Yes No Maintained Schools Sports Council for Northern No No Yes Yes Ireland Youth Council for Northern No No Yes Yes Ireland Arts Council of Northern No No No Yes Ireland National Museums and No No No Yes Galleries of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Museums No No No Yes Council Belfast Education and {1,2}Yes {1,3}Yes {1}Yes {1}Yes Library Board North Eastern Education and {1,2}Yes {1,3}Yes {1}Yes {1}Yes Library Board South Eastern Education and {1,2}Yes {1,3}Yes {1}Yes {1}Yes Library Board Southern Education and {1,2}Yes {1,3}Yes {1}Yes {1}Yes Library Board Western Education and {1,2}Yes {1,3}Yes {1}Yes {1}Yes Library Board Staff Commissioner for No No {1}Yes No Education and Library Board Commission for Racial No No No No Equality for Northern Ireland Equal Opportunities No No No Yes Commission for Northern Ireland Fair Employment Commission No No No Yes for Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency No No No Yes Construction and Industry No Yes No Yes Training Board Enterprise Ulster No No No Yes Ulster Supported Employment No No Yes Yes Ltd. General Consumer Council for No Yes No Yes Northern Ireland Local Enterprise Development No No No Yes Unit Northern Ireland Tourist No No No Yes Board Northern Ireland No No No Yes Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action Northern Ireland No No No Yes Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members Laganside Corporation No Yes No Yes Northern Ireland Housing No Yes No Yes Executive Local Government Staff No No Yes Yes Commission Northern Ireland Local No No Yes Yes Government Officers' Superannuation Committee Fire Authority for Northern {1}Yes {1}Yes No Yes Ireland Mental Health Commission for No No Yes Yes Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Council for No No No Yes Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education National Board for Nursing, Yes Yes Yes Yes Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland Livestock and Meat No No No No Commission for Northern Ireland Pig Production Development No No No Yes Committee Agricultural Wages Board for No No Yes No Northern Ireland Agricultural Research No No Yes No Institute of Northern Ireland Foyle Fisheries Commission No No No Yes Northern Ireland Harbour No Yes Yes Yes Authority Fisheries Conservancy Board No No Yes Yes for Northern Ireland Police Authority for No Yes Yes Yes Northern Ireland Independent Commission for Yes No No Yes Police Complaints for Northern Ireland Probation Board for Northern No Yes Yes Yes Ireland Juvenile Justice Board No No No No _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Under a statutory requirement {2} Other than a Teaching Appointments Committee meeting {3} Except where the nature of the business to be transacted would be prejudicial to the public interest

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

69989; 326 c2-4W;326 c2-3W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Complaints Disclosure of information Freedom of information Government departments Public meetings Non-departmental public bodies Northern Ireland Office