Professor Colin Harvey:

I will take that question to start. I am here in my capacity as a professor at Queen's University Belfast and Mr. Bassett is here in his capacity as a barrister. We were commissioned to produce what is an independent report. Committee members will be aware that we have been working on these questions for a number of years in order to provide clarity on some of the legal challenges and questions around how this process will work. The independent report that we were commissioned to produce is part of a wider body of work that I and Mr. Bassett have been undertaking in order to inform the growing debate. The report emphasises the need for planning and preparing for what is coming next.