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Explaining the background to devolution and how the legislatures and administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland work.
Advice for civil servants and policymakers on taking account of devolution when working on policies and managing services.
How the Northern Ireland administration is structured, what areas it legislates on, and links to its main departments.
Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
Guidance on the European Union regulation on explosives precursors, including licensing, labelling and reporting suspicious activity
Information about the UK Government鈥檚 commitment to 鈥渘o diminution of rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity鈥� in Northern Ireland.
You can visit this working royal palace
Explainers relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
Information for all those who have a legitimate interest in firearms, including the police, the public and firearms dealers.
This command paper sets out the use of the Petition of Concern Mechanism in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Equality scheme for the Northern Ireland Office
This guidance is for appropriate authorities on complying with section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.
A Service of Reflection was held at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast for the life of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.
Find proposed negative statutory instruments (SIs) under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Before the SIs are formally 'laid' in Parliament, they have to go through a sifting process. A new committee in the House of C鈥�
The UK has left the EU and new rules now apply. If you鈥檙e a Northern Ireland business, act now to keep your business moving.
Update of the code of practice (Northern Ireland) for the authorisation and exercise of stop and search powers relating to sections 43, 43a, 43c and section 47a of, and schedule 6b to, the Terrorism Act 2000
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has provided explanatory materials in relation to the democratic consent process on Articles 5-10 Windsor Framework.
Guidance on decision-making for Northern Ireland Departments until such times as it is amended by the Secretary of State, or until an Executive is formed, beginning with the day on which the Northern Ireland (Interim Arran鈥�
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Secretary of State has issued guidance for the Victims' Payments Board. This guidance will support the independent Board when making decisions about applicants who have serious convictions or in other exceptional cir鈥�
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A Written Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis, made on 19 July 2021.
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