This bill reforms Northern Ireland's executive formation rules, extending appointment timelines from days to weeks, allowing ministers to serve longer post-election, restricting 'petitions of concern', and updating ministerial conduct standards.
A Bill to make provision about Ministerial appointments, extraordinary Assembly elections, the Ministerial Code of Conduct and petitions of concern in Northern Ireland.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Brandon Lewis, Lord Caine
Introduced: 2021-05-12
Royal Assent: 2022-02-08