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

  • The Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and Attitudes of 16 year olds in Northern Ireland in 2023 report - Readership Survey

    The Executive Office have published the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and Attitudes of 16 year olds in Northern Ireland 2023 report. We are interested in understanding more about the quality of the publication and how it is used. This is important, as it will help us to provide a high quality service which meets users' needs, Your views are extremely important to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.

    Closes today

  • Museum Trends Survey 2023

    Why is the Museum Trends Survey needed? As an advocacy body for the museum sector, NI Museums Council (NIMC) needs up-to-date information on how its member museums across Northern Ireland operate. The purpose of the survey is to provide focused quantitative and qualitative data about both local authority and independent museums so that NIMC can argue effectively for their social, cultural and economic value and help to secure the resources they need. Further, NIMC needs data that can point...

    Closes 19 April 2024

  • Design considerations for a Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan

    Extended Consultation Period: The Department has received requests to extend this consultation. In order to support well-considered responses, the Department has extended the close of the consultation period by one week, from Friday 12 April, to Friday 19 April, 23:59 Overview The Department for the Economy (DfE) is seeking stakeholders' views on the shape of Northern Ireland’s future Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan for our energy systems. The SSFP is a path forward...

    Closes 19 April 2024

  • Mind and Body programmes evaluation

    Introduction The DfC Wellbeing Service are seeking feedback on the different sessions they facilitate to assist staff wellbeing. Your feedback will help us make improvements to the service and support your wellbeing at work. The survey should only take two minutes, and your responses are completely anonymous. Please only complete this survey if you are actively attending any of the mind and body programmes. If you have any questions about the survey, please email us: ...

    Closes 19 April 2024

  • Sport NI Declaration of Interests 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025

    Sport NI Declaration of Interest Policy was approved by the Board on 11 th March 2020. The revised policy has been updated to simplify the annual declarations made by staff and board members. This online form is to be completed by all staff and Board Members by 19th April 2024.

    Closes 19 April 2024

Closed Consultations

  • AOE Survey

    This survey is being undertaken by the Analytical Services Group (ASG) within the Department of Justice to assess organisational views on the new provisions introduced following the Abolition of Preliminary Investigations and Mixed Committals. The survey is only applicable to those individuals who have had practical experience of the change in provisions. If you have not had practical experience of the changes, then the survey is not applicable to you and there is no need for...

    Closed 12 April 2024

  • Onshore Petroleum Licensing Policy for Northern Ireland

    The petroleum licensing system is the set of rules for how companies can search for and extract onshore oil and gas in Northern Ireland In 2019, the Department for the Economy (DfE) began to consider the current onshore petroleum licensing system to assess its effectiveness and impact on sustainability, particularly in light of the UK’s net zero carbon commitments. To support this process, DfE commissioned research into the environmental, social and economic impacts of onshore...

    Closed 12 April 2024

  • Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Draft Codes of Practice (Northern Ireland)

    The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 contains a comprehensive package of measures designed to make the recovery of unlawfully held assets more effective. POCA has been amended over the years, most recently by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 . POCA provides for codes of practice to be made to guide those using the powers under it on the requirements of the legislation and on their responsibilities in certain functions. ...

    Closed 10 April 2024