A blog from the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

Governance Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Governance Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Brexit

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Back in the Commons

November 13, 2017

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill returns to the House of Commons this week. MPs will consider the Bill in a Committee of the whole House. The Bill repeals the European…

European Arrest Warrant: What next for Northern Ireland post-Brexit?

July 5, 2017

Mutual recognition and co-operation underpin many EU law provisions. This article looks at some of the legislative options for one particular provision following Brexit; the European Arrest Warrant (EAW)….

How much change can we expect to current environmental requirements post Brexit?

March 24, 2017

As the Prime Minister prepares to trigger Article 50, this blog post looks at the potential consequences for environmental standards here in Northern Ireland….

Democracy and Government

Justice

Planning

Statistics and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Geographic Information Services in the Northern Ireland Assembly: What do we provide for Members?

April 28, 2016

Everything happens somewhere. How does the Northern Ireland Assembly’s in-house geographic information service help Members analyse and visualise complex data? Over 80% of data used by our public sector…