Under the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998 the Duties and Functions of the Commission are:
To promote greater understanding by the general public of issues concerning public processions.
To promote and facilitate mediation as a means of resolving disputes concerning public processions.
To keep itself generally informed as to the conduct of public processions and protest meetings.
To keep under review, and make such recommendations as it thinks fit to the secretary of state concerning the operation of the Act.
To access the full Act, as amended, click here.
Pauline Leeson CBE is a Social Worker and was Chief Executive of Children in Northern Ireland from 2002 until retirement in 2025. She is a Board member of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and a Governing member of South Eastern Regional College. Pauline was a Non Executive Member of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust from 2016 to 2024.
Rachel was appointed to the Commission in April 2024. Rachel is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland and has been a Prosecutor with the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland since 2006. Rachel is currently a Principal Public Prosecutor within the High Court and International Section of the Public Prosecution Service.