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The Research and Information Service (RaISe) of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
RaISe Blog available at: http://assemblyresearchmatters.org
Find all the details of our recent publications here:

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Research Paper: RHI (Closure of the Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill: key considerations. This Paper outlines essential context-setting information, along with key policy and “public purse” considerations, if the Bill is enacted as introduced. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A bumper week of publications,

Find all the details here:

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Research Paper: Progress against the 2021 PAC report on SEN. The paper considers the progress made by the Department of Education and the EA since publication of the Public Accounts Committee’s Report on Impact Review of Special Educational Needs. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Research Paper - Justice Bill: Live Links Amendments
This paper provides an overview of the amendments to the Justice Bill relating to live links. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Research Paper: Adult Protection Bill 2025
This paper provides an analysis of the Adult Protection Bill (Northern Ireland) 2025. The paper examines the Bill’s background, scope and key provisions. (1/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Research Paper: This Review of Bill Costs considers the key potential financial implications for the public purse if the Adult Protection Bill is enacted as introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Time for another roundup of our recent publications.

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus....

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Research Paper: Administration and Financial Provisions Bill: comparative perspective on Consolidated Fund advance limits for civil contingencies. (1/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Time for another roundup of our recent publications.

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New Research Paper - Outdoor education in NI: impacts and issues This paper considers outdoor education in Northern Ireland, the benefits of it and the barriers to it, as well as potential lessons from elsewhere. (1/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
We published several Topical Digests this week on a range of topics covering housing, fuel poverty and the Online Safety Act 2023. You can find these and more on the @niassembly.gov.uk website at this link - www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus... (1/2)
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Topical Digest: This Topical Digest provides Members and their staff with a range of reading materials and sources of information relating to fuel poverty, as well as the approaches to tackling fuel poverty, in Northern Ireland and other jurisdictions. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Topical Digest: Housing: net zero, decarbonisation and retrofitting. This topical digest provides a reading list of recent strategies, research reports, news articles and blog articles relating to residential decarbonisation and net zero. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Topical Digest: The Online Safety Act 2023 This digest provides a reading list to assist in understanding and scrutinising the Online Safety Act 2023. The digest also includes some of the guidance, consultations and codes of practice published by Ofcom. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
New Topical Digest: The Online Safety Act 2023 This digest provides a reading list to assist in understanding and scrutinising the Online Safety Act 2023. It also includes some of the guidance, consultations and codes of practice published by Ofcom. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
October 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Time for another roundup of our recent publications.

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
October 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A new edition of the weekly roundup has arrived!
Check out everything we have published.

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Research Paper : Information on oral questions.
This briefing paper provides information on: how many questions are on the list, how many questions are withdrawn by MLAs and how many times oral questions are grouped together for answer by a Minister.
www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
October 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A new edition of the weekly roundup has arrived!
Check out everything we have published.

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Research Paper - The Dilapidation Bill.
This Bill paper provides an overview of the Bill and also identifies those areas within the Bill which may merit further consideration and, where relevant, compares similar provisions within GB and Ireland. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
September 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Research Paper - Review of Costs: Sign Language Bill – Supplementary Information. This Briefing Paper provides a summary of available information on the costs associated with sign language legislation in GB, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
September 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Research Paper - Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill. This Bill paper provides an overview of the Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill as introduced to the Assembly on Monday 23 June 2025. (1/2) www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A packed edition of the weekly roundup this week!

Check out everything we have published.

Deposited Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Research Papers: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus...

Blog articles: www.assemblyresearchmatters.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Research Paper - As requested by the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee, the following paper considers the use of sniff tests for odour assessments by local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
September 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM