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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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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 today
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PhD Scoping Exercise - Northern Ireland
Introduction The Research and Evidence Partnership established by NI Social Care Council to support the Strategic Social Work and Social Care agenda is interested in scoping the current PhD research activity in the region and beyond, as some people may live in Northern Ireland but studying in a university outside of the region. The survey questions below should take no longer than 10 minutes to answer. Information gathered will be used to provide an overview of social work...
Closes 24 September 2025
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Plastic Pollution Plan for Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a public consultation on the draft Plastic Pollution Plan for Northern Ireland (PPP NI). The consultation on the PPP NI does not create new policy, but rather details targets incorporated in existing policies and strategies across Northern Ireland and identifes the actions and activities taking place or planned that will contribute to reducing unnecessary plastic from Northern Ireland. ...
Closes 24 September 2025
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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 and for those close to them, particularly their dependent children. Moreover, stress, animosity and other such ill effects can be lasting. This is the principal reason the law of divorce and...
Closes 26 September 2025
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Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework Consultation
The Department of Health is consulting on the Health and Social Care Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing (EHWB) Framework. The Framework, when finalised, will support health and social care services and practitioners to collaborate with other services, agencies and key stakeholders in order to rationalise, coordinate and integrate high-quality, evidence-based support, intervention and diagnostic care pathways that best meet the needs of children, young people and...
Closes 26 September 2025
Closed Consultations
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Strategic Review of Rating - SBRR and NDVR - Individual Business Survey
This survey is open to individual businesses only, to feedback their views on the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) scheme and Non Domestic Vacant Rating (NDVR). Responses won’t be published, and views will be used to inform policy development within the Department. Views may be reflected in future policy documentation but won’t be attributed to any individual .
Closed 15 September 2025
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Review of 'Guidance on support for social work students' - Academic & Practice Learning staff feedback - 2025
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (the Social Care Council), the Degree in Social Work Partnership (NIDSWP) are currently reviewing the guidance document ' How students are supported with social work training - FAQ for academic and practice learning staff' (November 2023). Social work academic and practice learning staff are invited to share their views and experiences of using this guidance in their role within social work student training. Please note: a copy of this...
Closed 15 September 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...
Closed 15 September 2025