Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs Minutes of Evidence

BREAKDOWN OF SECTION 8(6) CRITERIA CITED IN PARADES COMMISSION DETERMINATIONS IN 1998

	Number of determinations in which the factor is used to justify the imposition of route restrictions	Number of determinations in which the factor is used to justify the imposition of conditions other than route restrictions	Number of determinations in which the factor is used to justify imposing no conditions at all	Total number of determinations in which the factor is pertinent to the Commission's conclusion	Total number of additional determinations where, despite the factor being considered, it does not bear upon or reflect the Commission's conclusion
Any public disorder or damage to property which may result from the procession	46	10	9	65 (63%)	5
Any disruption to the life of the community which procession may cause	37	6	13	56 (54%)	5
Any impact which the procession may have on relationships within the community	72	11	12	95 (91%)	0
Any failure of a person of a description specified in the guidelines to comply with the Code of Conduct	6	3	8	17 (18%)	4
The desirability of allowing a procession customarily held along a particular route to be held along that route	4	3	8	15 (14%)	15

BREAKDOWN OF SECTION 8(6) CRITERIA CITED IN PARADES COMMISSION DETERMINATIONS IN 1999

	Number of determinations in which the factor is used to justify the imposition of route restrictions	Number of determinations in which the factor is used to justify the imposition of conditions other than route restrictions	Number of determinations in which the factor is used to justify imposing no conditions at all	Total number of determinations in which the factor is pertinent to the Commission's conclusion	Total number of additional determinations where, despite the factor being considered, it does not bear upon or reflect the Commission's conclusion
Any public disorder or damage to property which may result from the procession	109	18	18	145 (61%)	2
Any disruption to the life of the community which the procession may cause	95	40	7	142 (60%)	17
Any impact which the procession may have on relationships within the community	139	25	15	179 (75%)	18
Any failure of a person of a description specified in the guidelines to comply with the Code of Conduct	34	15	21	70 (29%)	21
The desirability of allowing a procession customarily held along a particular route to be held along that route	15	17	24	56 (24%)	45

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Prepared 19 July 2001