The Executive Office and NISRA have published the Attitudes to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland in 2022 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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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.
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The Department for the Economy (DfE) has published a consultation on the development of the approach to 10X Technologies and Clusters focused work .
The 10X Economy Vision published in May 2021 highlighted the Department’s goal to focus on technologies and Unique Selling Points (USPs) within priority / high potential sectors. These are areas where Northern Ireland (NI) has established strengths, in research and/or industrial capability, and the potential to be...More
There have been a number of serious incidents involving tipping / dump trailers investigated by the Health & Safety Executive in Great Britain.
As there are a significant number of manufacturers of these trailers in Northern Ireland it is HSENI’s responsibility to engage with those manufacturers, and any suppliers, to raise awareness around the issues and the requirements for manufacture and sales.
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Thank you for attending the Senior Leadership Forum yesterday. To support in the development of future Senior Leadership Forums, it would be appreciated if you could complete the short evaluation below.
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People Insight, Engagement and Strategy Team
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We are working hard to build on trauma informed staff supervision within the YJA. The following questionnaire will be used to gather feedback on your experience of receiving supervision. Your support is much appreciated.
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We are working together to build on professional staff supervision within the YJA. We are excited to be developing a bespoke training package in collaboration with you and with a plan for follow up to embed learning. Your support is much appreciated.
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DfC Hybrid Working Impact Survey – NICS Corporate Services Directors
This survey will be used to support DfC’s understanding of any positive and negative experiences of Hybrid Working. The data collected will be used for internal papers and reporting but we will of course share anything that CSD Forum members might find beneficial. We will not be reporting benchmarks with individual departments, but may refer to NICS as a...More
10X Technologies and Clusters by Shane Murphy, Assistant Secretary, International and Economic Relations Group
The 10X Economy Vision published in May 2021 highlighted the Department’s goal to focus on technologies and Unique Selling Points (USPs) within priority sectors where Northern Ireland has established strengths, in research and/or industrial capability, and the potential to be globally competitive. Technologies, their application within and across...More
As part of your JobStart opportunity you are required to provide feedback on your progress at set intervals. This first review point is to determine how you have settled into your JobStart Opportunity.
Please complete this short survey which should take 2-3 minutes to complete.
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We would welcome your views on your experience of the AccessNI webinar you attended this week.
There are only 13 questions and the survey should take no longer than 2 minutes to complete.
Thank you.
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The Department of Education publishes annual National Statistics on school leavers in Northern Ireland ( Qualifications and destinations of Northern Ireland school leavers ). These statistics have also, until recently, been published on NINIS and are now available on the new NISRA Data Portal . The purpose of this survey is to help identify the users of these statistics, assess whether the statistics meet their needs, and identify possible areas for improvement.
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Background
The Department for Communities (DfC) is required under Section 8 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, to bring forward regulations to specify the type, condition and the number of fire, smoke, and carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in private rented properties. It will be an offence for a private rented landlord not to comply.
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Background
The Department for Communities (DfC) is required under Section 10 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, to bring forward regulations to ensure a private rental property meets the required electrical safety standard. Electrical Inspections will be completed by a qualified electrician at least every 5 years. It will be an offence for a private rented landlord not to comply. Portable appliance testing is also recommended as good practice as part...More
Thank you for attending the wellbeing and change workshop, facilitated by the Work Psychology Service. You are invited to complete this short evaluation survey to support us in identifying the impact of our work, as well as improvement opportunities for future sessions. . The survey is voluntary to complete and your comments will be anonymous. If you have any questions please contact wps@communities-ni.gov.uk
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Consultation launched on Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings
The Department of Education has launched a consultation seeking views on its Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings in Northern Ireland.
Consultation Period
The consultation will run from 5 September until 3 November 2023.
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The information we collect will be used for statistical monitoring and to assist us to improve programme delivery.
Please note all responses are anonymous and confidential.
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The information we collect will be use d for statistical monitoring and to assist us improve programme delivery.
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The information we collect will be used for statistical monitoring and to assist us to improve programme delivery.
Please note all responses are anonymous and confidential.
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The Department for the Economy current funds a Social Economy Work Programme which delivers strategic support to the social enterprise sector. The Work Programme is currently delivered on the Department’s behalf by Social Enterprise Northern Ireland (SENI).
The current three-year work programme comes to an end in March 2024, and DfE has developed a draft one-year work programme to run from March 2024. The work programme takes a different approach to previous programmes,...More
Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE)
The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the circumstances and arrangements which would enable a parent/carer to excuse their child from receiving age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically accurate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, covering prevention of early pregnancy and access to abortion.
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Embedding Sustainability Phase
Please take 5 minutes to fill in this questionnaire.
All your responses are confidential and will help us improve this programme.
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The Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 became law on the 26 October 2022. This Act placed a duty on the Department of Education (DE) to prepare, publish and maintain a strategy for the encouragement, facilitation, support for and provision of integrated education.
The strategy had to include an Action Plan to deliver on the strategy and the law re quires that DE consult on that Action Plan.
This consultation is an opportunity to have your views considered in...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
The Executive Office (TEO) has committed to commissioning an independent review of progress on the implementation of the Racial Equality Strategy 2015-2025 .
Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of the Scottish Refugee Council and his colleague, Jonathan Ellis, who works independently to support charities, both in the UK and internationally is undertaking this independent review.
They have requested and secured TEO Racial Equality Delivery Team (REDT) to provide secretariat/administrative...More
We would like to gather feedback on the R training courses delivered to PSU staff towards the end of 2022, by Jumping Rivers. Your feedback will help us to evaluate the quality and impact of the training. Thank you for taking the time to input into this process.
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