The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (usually referred to as the Assembly Commission) is the corporate body of the
Northern Ireland Assembly. The commission is headed by the
Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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Alex Maskey
Alex Maskey (born 8 January 1952) is an Irish politician who has been Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2020 and was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2002 to 2003. He was Sinn Féin's longest s ...
MLA.
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Northern Ireland Assembly website. Accessed December 2012.
Establishment
The
Northern Ireland Act (1998) established a Northern Ireland Assembly. The Act provides for the creation of a Commission to make "arrangements for administrative, secretarial or other assistance" to the Assembly. The Act defines the Presiding Officer (styled Speaker in the manner of the old Parliament of Northern Ireland) as the chairperson of the Commission. Legal proceedings taken for or against the Assembly are taken for or against the Commission on behalf of the Assembly.
The Assembly staff assigned to this body now form an enlarged Commission Secretariat. The secretariat had a staff of 71 during the 2009-10 session.
Responsibilities
The Commission has responsibility for the pay and pensions of members both directly and through tax-payer funded appointees. The first ever Act of the Assembly was to do with members pensions and was taken through its Assembly stages with very little ado by a member of the Commission. The members of the commission are party appointees who receive a substantial premium over and above the basic MLA salary. This body also has an interest in the provision of property, staff and services to support Assembly members,
Parliament Buildings and
grounds.
Commission membership
The Commission consists of the Speaker along with five other
Assembly members.
See also
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Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) is a body of the Scottish Parliament responsible for the administration of the parliament. It also has a role in provision of services to commissioners and other statutory appointments made by the ...
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Senedd Commission
The Senedd Commission () is the corporate body for the Senedd of Wales. The Commission is responsible for ensuring the property, staff and services are provided for the Senedd. The Commission consists of the Presiding Officer and four Members ...
(Wales)
External links
Assembly Commissionat niassembly.gov.uk
at niassembly.gov.uk
References
{{Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
Politics of Northern Ireland