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Secretary of State appoints new members to Parades Commission for Northern Ireland
The appointment of a new Chair, The Very Reverend Dr Graham Forbes, and four of the Commissioners, Derek Wilson, Marian Cree, Eimear McAllister and Joe McVey will take effect on 1 January 2021. A further Commissioner, Joelle Black, will take up the appointment with effect from 1 April 2021. These appointments will be for three years.
Background
The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland was established in 1997 and took on its full powers in 1998 through the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. The Commission operates as a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Northern Ireland Office.
Secretary of State Brandon Lewis has announced a number of new appointments to Northern Ireland s Parades Commission.
The Very Reverend Dr Graham Forbes has been appointed as the new chair of the organisation, while Derek Wilson, Marian Cree, Eimear McAllister and Joelle Black have been appointed commissioners.
The Parades Commission is responsible for the regulation of contentious parades and demonstrations in Northern Ireland and can place restrictions on events when deemed necessary.
It was set up in 1998 following the Drumecree stand-off over an Orange Order parade in a Catholic area of Portadown.
Mrs Black is a serving commissioner and her new appointment will commence on April 1. The other appointees will join the commission on January 1.
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The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP, has announced the appointment of a new Chair and Commissioners to the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.