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Independent Review of the Windsor Framework: Terms of Reference

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Independent Review (the ‘Reviewâ€�) is established under the terms of Schedule 6A to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Independent Review also aligns with the commitments made in the Declaration of 17 October 2019 concerning the operation of the ‘Democratic consent in Northern Irelandâ€� provision of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (the Unilateral Declaration) as well as the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper published by the UK Government in January 2024.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Review follows a consent motion passing in the Assembly (under the terms of Schedule 6A) by a majority of the Members of the Legislative Assembly voting but not with cross-community support1 .

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Review’s purpose is to provide the Government with a report of its conclusions on the functioning of the Windsor Framework arrangements and its implications on social, economic and political life in Northern Ireland.

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Published 10 January 2025

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