Open Consultations
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Dangerous Structures (Fees) Regulations (NI) 2027: Draft Regulatory Impact Assessment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA) intends to make the Dangerous Structures (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2027. These will come into operation in late February 2027 and will provide district councils with powers to charge fees in relation to surveys, inspections and monitoring of structures a council suspects may be dangerous. The Regulations are being made under the Dilapidation Act (NI) 2026. As part of the regulation making process, the...
Closes 13 November 2026
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Homelessness Strategy Steering Group Survey
Thank you for participating, please proceed.
Closes 13 November 2026
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Innovation Visit- Potato Innovation and Sustainability- Scotland- January 2027
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) invites applications from farmers interested in attending an Innovation Visit (IV) as part of the new Farming for Sustainability – Innovation Scheme. The visit will take place in Scotland across two days from 13th to the 14th January 2027 The study trip will enable growers to see innovative optical grading systems to improve consistency of grading and reduce labour requirement. Also on the storage and handling...
Closes 13 November 2026
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Permanent Secretary Onboarding Evaluation
Permanent Secretary Onboarding Evaluation Please take a few minutes (around 3–4 minutes) to share your personal reflections on the Permanent Secretary Onboarding Programme. We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.
Closes 20 November 2026
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Practice Development Day Session: Meet the Regulators - Evaluation
Thank you for attending our recent "Meet the Regulators" online information session. We are committed to providing engaging, informative, and relevant sessions that support students in their professional learning and development. To help us evaluate the effectiveness of this session and inform future improvements, we would appreciate your feedback. This short questionnaire should take no more than 3-5 minutes to complete. Your responses will help us...
Closes 20 November 2026
Closed Consultations
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Sickness Absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service 2024/25
Workforce Statistics and Analysis (WSA) branch consists of NISRA statisticians embedded within People and Operational Development (People & OD). We produce a range of HR related statistics on staff within the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). These statistics include an annual publication on Sickness Absence (see link below).
Closed 11 November 2026
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Social Care Council - Registration Fees Review Consultation - 2026
Thank you for your interest in this Northern Ireland Social Care Council consultation on proposals to review the registration fees paid by social workers, social care managers, social care practitioners and social work students in Northern Ireland. This consultation is open to everyone. The Social Care Council particularly encourages responses from those already registered with the Council, those eligible to apply for registration, people who use services and their carers,...
Closed 9 November 2026
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Consultation on changes to the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997
The Department for Infrastructure is seeking views on the proposal to amend and update the current Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (STGO), to bring it in line with GBs Road Traffic (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003. The Department is also proposing to update the legislation to permit the use of three additional categories of special vehicles, namely Impact Protection Vehicles (vehicles equipped with crash cushions), vehicles...
Closed 9 November 2026