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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/functioning-of-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2021/section-12",
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  "legislation": "nia/2021/3",
  "legislation_title": "Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/functioning-of-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2021",
  "path": "section/12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Biennial report",
  "text": "The First Minister and deputy First Minister, having consulted with the Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman, the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland and the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland, and having considered any judgements of the courts relevant to the functioning of government, will—\n(a) lay a report in the Assembly on the functioning of government on a biennial basis, and\n(b) bring forward by statutory provision or other means, as appropriate, proposals to improve the functioning of government.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2021/3/section/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:38.522926+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}