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Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council

The Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council considers: preparation for future business of the Council; the outcome of past business of the Council; and the overall function of the Council. The Committee may also report on any legislative matters but not on Government policy.

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Current Inquiries and Areas of Focus

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Safeguarding Act 2018

Completed Inquiries

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Registration and Regulation Act 2019

Committee Members

  • Tanya August-PhillipsLegislative Council

Tanya August-Phillips MLC

Committee Chair

  • Paul CraineLegislative Council

Paul Craine MLC

Committee Member

  • Gary ClueitLegislative Council

​Gary Clueit MLC

Committee Member

  • Kirstie MorphetLegislative Council

Kirstie Morphet MLC

Committee Member

  • Diane KelseyLegislative Council

Diane Kelsey MLC

Committee Member

  • Dawn KinnishLegislative Council

Dawn Kinnish MLC

Committee Member

  • Rob MercerLegislative Council

Rob Mercer MLC

Committee Member

  • Peter ReidLegislative Council

Peter Reid

Committee Member​

The Committee reserves the right to publish any evidence sent to it in the absence of any agreement that the evidence will be confidential.

Contact the Committee

For enquiries or to submit written evidence please contact:

Ms Joann Corkish 
Clerk to the Committee

Contact details for a Committee of Tynwald
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Finch Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3PW
Tel: 01624 685500
Email: committees@tynwald.org.im

Committee Remit

There shall be a Standing Committee on the Business and Functioning of the Council which shall consider:

a) preparation for the forthcoming legislative business of the Council;
b) the outcome of past legislative business of the Council; and 
c) the functioning of the Council.

The Committee may report orally or in writing on legislative matters but not on any matter of Government policy.

The Members of the Committee shall be the elected Members of the Council within the meaning of the Isle of Man
Constitution Act 1919.

The quorum of the Committee shall be three.

The Committee may form a joint Committee of the House of Keys established for similar purposes.

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