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Featured: Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnerships
The purpose of this consultation is to invite your opinions on how our current laws on divorce and on the dissolution of civil partnerships might be amended. Divorce and the dissolution of a civil partnership can be a stressful and sometimes acrimonious process both for the parties involved...
Closes 26 September 2025
Open Consultations
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Department of Finance consultation on draft Equality Action Plan and draft Disability Action Plan 2025-2030
The Department has statutory duties arising from Section 75(1) and 75(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, which are to have: • due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity, and • regard to the desirability of promoting good relations. An Audit of Inequalities has been completed, which gathered and analysed information across the Section 75 categories to identify the inequalities that exist for service users and...
Closes 25 August 2025
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Consultation on new rules for selling and supplying puppies and kittens
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a public consultation on proposed new rules for selling and supplying puppies and kittens in Northern Ireland. The consultation details proposals for the introduction of a registration system for persons selling, giving away, or otherwise transferring ownership of puppies and kittens aged under six months. The consultation also details proposals to end the third-party sale and supply of puppies and...
Closes 25 August 2025
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Public Consultation on the Round 4 Industry Noise Action Plan 2023-2028
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a public consultation on the Round 4 Industry Noise Action Plan 2023-2028. This consultation paper seeks your comments on the Department's proposed Round 4 Industry Noise Action Plan which sets out how DAERA as the Competent Authority for industrial noise, will deliver their oblications under the Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (ENR). For full details of the proposal, please...
Closes 28 August 2025
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ICS Review of DfC SSPLD Staff Survey 2025
Innovation and Consultancy Services (ICS) is an internal consultancy team within the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). We have been commissioned by the Department for Communities to carry out a review of the staff resources and organisational structure within SSPLD. The purpose of this which will take a few minutes to complete, is to gather feedback about your experiences, opinions, and satisfaction levels within your current role in SSPLD. All information will...
Closes 29 August 2025
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Innovation Delphi Round 3
Thank you for those of you who have participated in the SET Innovation Delphi Survey. We have now completed Round 1 and Round 2 of the Delphi. In Round 1 you were asked your opinion on how you would define Innovation in the context of looking to the future for SEHSCT. We had responses from staff across the Trust who are involved in some capacity in innovation. The responses were collated and presented in Round 2 statements where you were asked to score how much...
Closes 29 August 2025
Closed Consultations
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Social Care - Making A Difference Year 1-4 evaluation survey 2025
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (the Social Care Council) on behalf of the Department of Health (DoH) annually delivers a social care promotional campaign, working with social care leaders, using public relations and digital communication opportunities, to raise the profile of the role of social care as a valuable career choice and to recognise the value of the social care workforce. This is called the ‘Social care - Making a difference’ campaign. ...
Closed 22 August 2025
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SEUPB Staff Survey
The following survey has been developed by Innovation and Consultancy Services (ICS), an organisation within the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). We provide independent advice, insight and service improvement across NICS and Arms-Length Bodies. We have been commissioned by the Department of Finance to carry out some research including this survey to gain a greater understanding of attitudes and experiences of staff working in SEUPB. It is intended to supplement the SEUPB...
Closed 22 August 2025
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Discrimination Elements of the For Women Scotland Judgement
Mark McEvoy - Discrimination Elements of the For Women Scotland Judgement Mark has a broad civil practice encompassing Administrative Law or Judicial Review, Coroners or Inquests, Employment Law and Personal Injury. In addition to extensive experience before the industrial and fair employment tribunals, he also has an interest in regulatory law and practice and appears regularly in Police Misconduct Hearings and before the Police Appeals Tribunal. Since 2015, he has also held...
Closed 15 August 2025