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

  • APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION UNDER THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 2023 PROTOCOL - ORGANISATIONAL PRACTITIONER

    The Department of Justice is introducing new adult restorative justice arrangements under the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy and revised 2023 Restorative Justice Protocol . The aim is to expand restorative justice availability within the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland. This is driven by the desire to better meet the needs of victims of crime, provide redress for harm caused and find an effective alternative to punitive responses to...

    Closes 5 December 2025

  • Arts Creative Hub - Community Consultation Survey - South Belfast UV Area

    Introduction As part of its wider landmark capital plan for the South Belfast Urban Village area, the Urban Villages Initiative is supporting a proposal from Fitzroy Presbyterian Church to redevelop the B1 listed former School of Music Building in Donegall Pass, Belfast, to operate an Arts Creative Hub. The Arts Creative Hub aims to provide affordable community access to arts-based learning and events and shared space. The hub will offer a range of...

    Closes 5 December 2025

  • APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION UNDER THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 2023 PROTOCOL - ORGANISATIONAL

    The Department of Justice is introducing new adult restorative justice arrangements under the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy and revised 2023 Restorative Justice Protocol . The aim is to expand restorative justice availability within the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland. This is driven by the desire to better meet the needs of victims of crime, provide redress for harm caused and find an effective alternative to punitive responses to offending behaviour. What are we...

    Closes 5 December 2025

  • APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION UNDER THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 2023 PROTOCOL - INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER

    The Department of Justice is introducing new adult restorative justice arrangements under the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy and revised 2023 Restorative Justice Protocol . The aim is to expand restorative justice availability within the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland. This is driven by the desire to better meet the needs of victims of crime, provide redress for harm caused and find an effective alternative to punitive responses to offending behaviour. What are we...

    Closes 5 December 2025

  • APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION UNDER THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE 2023 PROTOCOL - LINE MANAGER DECLARATION

    The Department of Justice is introducing new adult restorative justice arrangements under the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy and revised 2023 Restorative Justice Protocol . The aim is to expand restorative justice availability within the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland. This is driven by the desire to better meet the needs of victims of crime, provide redress for harm caused and find an effective alternative to punitive responses to...

    Closes 5 December 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Employment and Support Allowance Claim Form November 2025

    How to claim You can submit a claim to New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) online by following the link below. Entitlement to New Style ESA is dependent on your National Insurance record. For more information on the entitlement conditions, please visit NI Direct . You can ask a friend or relative or an organisation that you know and trust to help you. Alternatively you can contact ESA for help on 0800 085 6318. If you have speech or...

    Closed 30 November 2025

  • DISC Profile Post Survey

    Thank you for taking part in the DISC profile session. We hope that you found the session insightful and useful for your personal development. We are asking participants to complete this short survey. Your feedback is valued and will be used to improve and inform our service. The survey should take no longer than 3 minutes to complete. It is voluntary, no personal data will be collected and all responses are anonymised.

    Closed 28 November 2025

  • Curriculum Review – Curriculum Survey

    Help Shape the Future Curriculum As you know, the newly appointed Curriculum Taskforce will soon begin designing a new system level curriculum framework for Northern Ireland. As part of this exciting work, we are setting up subject groups including practitioners to develop the content for each specific subject. We appreciate that not everyone who may wish to be involved can be due to time constraints but it is important that everyone has a chance to contribute. ...

    Closed 28 November 2025