Have Your Say

Welcome to the NI Government online consultation tool. This site will help you find and participate in consultations and surveys to have your say in government initiatives.

Activities from Department of Communities (DfC), The Executive Office (TEO), Department for the Economy (DfE), Department of Education (DE), Department of Justice (DoJ), Housing Executive (NIHE), and the Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) can be found below. 

Open Consultations

  • Digital Skills Apprenticeship Cost and Benefit Analysis

    The purpose of this survey is to identify the costs and benefits of hiring apprentices within the Digital sector in Northern Ireland. Exploring how businesses and individuals can benefit, identify the barriers preventing support for apprenticeships and encourage greater participation in future. We would welcome your participation in this survey as part of an evaluation of the value of apprenticeships within the Digital sector. The survey is...

    Closes today

  • Overtime Interest MGP1 work

    An opportunity for non Service Centre staff to express interest in working overtime to assist with UC MGP1 clearances where they have relevant skills and experience.

    Closes 14 October 2025

  • Halloween Holiday Revision Scheme

    Your school has expressed an interest in running a Halloween Revision Scheme to provide additional support to pupils preparing to take modular examinations in November 2025 in GCSE English, Maths and Science.

    Closes 15 October 2025

  • Teacher Survey

    Teacher Survey Independent Review of Statutory Key Stage Assessment Section 1 Independant Review of Assessment Section 2 Survey A: Background Information B: Types of Assessment Used C: Use of Assessment Outcomes D: Training and Support

    Closes 16 October 2025

  • ETI - Student Questionnaire - Evaluation of the Discrete SEN Provision in Further Education - Northern Regional College

    We would like to hear about your experiences in college. Your answers will help us understand what is working well and what could be improved. All responses will be treated in confidence but if you raise a concern about safeguarding, we will have to share this with the college, as your safety and wellbeing are a priority. If you have an urgent concern about your safety or wellbeing, please speak to your designated person or another adult whom you trust. ...

    Closes 22 October 2025

Forthcoming Consultations

Closed Consultations

  • Antrim and Newtownabbey Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair 2025 - Registration of Interest

    Antrim and Newtownabbey Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair, Friday 10th October 10.30am to 2pm, Antrim Forum, Antrim. Department for Communities along with Antrim and Newtownabbey Labour Market Partnership are inviting employers who will be recruiting within the council area to r egister their interest in exhibiting at the job fair. This event aims to host a range of employers with representation from local support organisations on the day. Please note that this event could be...

    Closed 9 October 2025

  • Consultation on Section 167 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

    The Department for Communities (the Department) is consulting on section 167 (s167) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the 2008 Act), which relates to institutions which are not charities under the law of Northern Ireland, but which operate for charitable purposes in or from Northern Ireland. Currently, such institutions can operate in Northern Ireland and are not required to report to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (the Commission). It was envisaged that s167...

    Closed 1 October 2025

  • ACNI Arts and Older People (AOP) End of Project Report

    This questionnaire is to be completed by the lead delivery organisation at the end of your Arts and Older People project All questions may not apply to your project, if a question does not apply to your project, then please leave it blank The response to these questions will be used by ACNI to evidence the impact of this programme. Some information will be aggregated, some will be used verbatim. Responses may be shared with an external project evaluator; they may be...

    Closed 30 September 2025