The Department for Communities is conducting a Pre-Application Community Consultation (PACC) prior to applying to renew Outline Planning Permission for Grosvenor Barracks, the former military site, Coleshill Road, Enniskillen.
The Outline Planning application is for the residential development (as per drawings exhibited) of this site with associated open space and amenities (Play areas and Allotments).
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Thank you for choosing to take part in the AccessNI Customer Survey 2023, which gives you the chance to tell us your views regarding the AccessNI service and will help inform any changes we need to consider taking forward. The survey should only take around 10 minutes to complete. Please work through the questionnaire reading each question and selecting what you consider to be the most appropriate response from those listed.
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The UK Government’s ambition is to deliver nationwide gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible. It is recognised that there is a need for government intervention in the parts of the country where this is not commercially viable. This is why the government has committed £5 billion for the hardest to reach parts of the country, ensuring no area is left behind. This will be achieved through a package of coordinated and mutually supportive interventions, collectively known as Project...More
The Housing Executive is conducting a survey about your perceptions of the Housing Executive in terms of the work that it does and as an employer. Please complete the following questionnaire by selecting the appropriate response. Please give an answer to ALL questions, which apply to you/your organisation.
Taking part is voluntary, but we would greatly appreciate your help. The information gathered is confidential and your name or the name of your group will not appear on...More
Sport Northern Ireland is giving the sporting community an opportunity to say “thank you” to local coaches, officials, volunteers and projects, through their 2023 SportMaker Awards.
The Sport Northern Ireland SportMaker Awards recognise the outstanding contribution of coaches, officials, volunteers and projects over the previous 12 months and the role they play in encouraging people to benefit from the power of sport.
Nominations can be made by members of the public across...More
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...More
How you and your business can benefit from Connect and Grow peer group support:
Learn from your peers: Find solutions to the real issues your business is facing by working with other local business leaders facing similar challenges.
All it takes is your time: Connect and Grow is a completely free programme, all it takes is a few hours of your time each month.
Varied delivery, real results: Activities take place in structured, small-group sessions, led by a skilled...More
As part of its Community Involvement Strategy and to inform the development of an updated strategy for 2023-2027, the Housing Executive would like to gain an understanding of:
views on, and satisfaction levels with, its current community involvement structures, policies and procedures; and
any barriers to participation and engagement via the existing structures.
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Department for the Economy (DfE)
Climate Change Team
Survey for the Climate Change Information Hub
We are conducting a survey to help gather departmental staff views on what resources should be included in a new Climate Change Information Hub for the DfE intranet.
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Section 12 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 contains the provision for the Department for Communities (DfC) to introduce regulations regarding requiring landlords to offer tenants a choice of payment methods for rent and other payments relating to their tenancy.
During the Communities Committee scrutiny stage of the Private Tenancies Bill (now the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022), the Committee heard evidence that some landlords would...More
You recently participated in the Skill UP programme. The programme was established to provide an opportunity for adults to skill, upskill and reskill in areas where we believe job growth to be high over the coming years.
We would welcome your participation in this survey to use as part of an ongoing evaluation of the Skill UP programme.
The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence and no individual will be named or identified...More
The Department for Communities publish the Northern Ireland Local Labour Market Insight Dashboard. We are interested in understanding more about how the dashboard is used and your opinion on the quality of it. This is important as it will help us to provide a high quality service which meets user needs.
Your views are extremely important to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
If you have any questions, please contact ...More
Introduction
The free flow of data underpins the modern economy and is important to organisations working across many sectors. It also assists with law enforcement agencies tackling crime, supports the delivery of critical public services and facilitates health and scientific research.
As a result, there are many organisations which rely on the transfer of personal data across borders. In a Northern Ireland context, flows of personal data from the...More
The Executive Office has undertaken an Equality Impact Assessment on the proposals for allocating the Department’s budget allocation for 2023-2024 . The process aims to avoid any adverse impacts and, where possible, take action to mitigate against specific adverse impacts. The Equality Impact Assessment examines options for reductions and the equality impacts of these options.
The Department is committed to seeking the views of those who are affected by the...More
In order to comply with its obligations under section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the Department has undertaken an equality impact assessment on its allocation as outlined in the Secretary of State’s Budget 2023-24. The Budget 2023-24 was announced by the Secretary of State on 27 April 2023.
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Your School Your Club was a collaborative initiative established in 2017 to help promote the community use of schools sports facilities. Funding provided through this programme has revitalised the existing school sports estate by enhancing school sports facilities to enable their extended use for community and local club use outside of the normal school hours.
You will be aware of the current challenging economic environment for public spending, as a result Sport NI has developed...More
Please use the link here to provide feedback or ask a question about the Policing Board's statistical reports.
You can also ask here about joining the Northern Ireland Policing Board's mailing list.
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The Wellbeing Service and Work Psychology Service are conducting research on the different provision we are offering staff as part of the wellbeing offer. Your feedback will help us make improvements to the service and further support your wellbeing at work. You will be invited to complete a survey pre and post the session. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. If you have any questions about the survey, please email us: wps@communities-ni.gov.uk
We would...More
The Policing Board is interested in finding out about your experience of working with the PSNI in your community. We would be grateful if you could complete this short survey on your engagement with PSNI and neighbourhood policing. This will help us inform the Policing Plan , in particular, to deliver Measure 3.1.3 to assess and evaluate the impact of partnership working with local communities.
Your responses will remain anonymous, unless you agree at a later date that you are...More
The Executive Office publish the Northern Ireland Racial Equality Indicators 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 import to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
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The Executive Office publish the Public Appointments Report for Northern Ireland: 2019/20; 2020/21; 2021/22. 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 import to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
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Background – Where we are now
The current Race Relations Order was brought into force in 1997 and subsequently amended in 2003 and 2009 by amendment regulations.
The Order outlaws discrimination on racial grounds. Racial grounds include colour, race, nationality or ethnic or national origins.
The law covers racial discrimination in the following key areas:
Changes affecting multiple provisions
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Children and young people's questionnaire – Race Relations Order
This survey is about The Race Relations Order, which is the legislation - or rules - to help stop racism.
The Order was written in 1997 so it is very out of date. We want to change it so it gives better protection to anyone who feels they have been bullied or treated unfairly, because
of the colour of their skin
they do not speak English very well ...More
The Department for Communities is consulting on a Scheme of Delegation for the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
The High Court Judgment of May 2019 in McKee & Hughes (and others) v The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, subsequently confirmed by the Court of Appeal in February 2020 found that the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (the Commission) did not have the power to delegate its functions to staff. This rendered almost 7,500 regulatory decisions taken...More
The Executive Office publish the Northern Ireland Good Relations Indicators 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 import to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
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