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

Closed Consultations

  • Department of Education - Attendance Survey - for completion by children and young people

    This consultation is about DE's new "Attendance Matters" strategy . We also want to hear from you about what it is like to attend school “Attendance Matters” strategy every day. We also want to hear from you about what it is like to attend school every day. Your response will be anonymous, we will not know who you are. Although the majority of pupils attend school regularly, there are some who struggle with attendance and the factors behind poor...

    Closed 6 March 2026

  • Department of Education - Attendance Survey - for adults

    This consultation relates to DE's new “Attendance Matters” strategy and issues associated with ensuring that children and young people attend school every day. Recent pupil absence statistics show almost 82,500 pupils are currently missing 10% or more of their school days. There has been a significant increase in these figures since 2018/19, and this is a worrying trend that we should all be concerned about. The Department’s updated attendance strategy...

    Closed 6 March 2026

  • Attending the Crown, Magistrates' or Youth Court as a witness

    Have you been asked to attend the Crown, Magistrates’ or Youth Court in Northern Ireland as a witness in a criminal case in the last three years? If so, we’d like to hear from you. When a person is asked to give evidence in a criminal Court for the prosecution, they receive an invitation from the Victim and Witness Care Unit within the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS). There may also be occasions where a summons is issued to secure the attendance of a...

    Closed 6 March 2026