Developments in Northern Ireland Since April 2008

Documents to download

This note aims to give an update on the political events in Northern Ireland since April 2008.

Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill 2021-22

A bill briefing on the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill 2021-22
Flags:the Union Flag and Flags of the United Kingdom

Flags, national and other, have an ongoing cultural significance. The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Flying of flags is not the subject of statute law in England, Wales or Scotland. Advice is issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on flying of flags on government buildings, apart from those which are the responsibility of a devolved administration. This was recently updated so that the Union flag will normally be flown every day. In Northern Ireland there is legislation on flag flying.
The Northern Ireland border

A briefing paper charting the creation and development of the Northern Ireland border