The Big Youth Survey is live on CitizenSpace. As you may be aware, the new Youth Assembly is up and running and they will be choosing issues to focus on over their two-year mandate. They are asking young people, aged between 12-21, to help them decide. It is live from 8 January until midnight 26 […]
The Northern Ireland Policing Board is an independent public body established under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000. The Board is responsible for securing the maintenance of the police in Northern Ireland and has a key role in ensuring the provision of an effective, efficient, impartial and accountable police service which will enjoy the support […]
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has launched an 8-week consultation to seek views on a proposal to reduce the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) programme. The consultation follows an instruction from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, directing several Northern Ireland […]
Guarantee our Essentials Siobhán is part of a campaign from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit. The Essentials Guarantee would embed in the social security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. You can read more […]
The Department of Finance issued an over-arching consultation on the Financial Context for Revenue Raising which asked a series of questions looking for feedback around other revenue raising measures which could be considered, the potential for cuts or reductions in other services and ways that services could be delivered differently. Siobhán prepared a response to […]
The Department of Health consulted on the Re-introduction of Hospital Parking Charges as a way to raise revenue. Siobhán drafted a consultation response outlining that women have been disproportionately impacted by welfare reform/austerity policies, the Covid19 pandemic and now the Cost of Living Crisis. This means that many are struggling to afford the essentials of […]
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland wrote to the Permanent Secretaries of the NI Civil Service Departments directing that they launch public consultations on measures to support budget sustainability by raising additional revenue. Each public consultation will be co-ordinated by the relevant Northern Ireland department. Not all the consultations are available yet but will […]
The Department for Communities are consulting on draft proposals for future Infrastructure support of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland. This consultation looks at how the Voluntary and Community Sector will be funded in the future and this includes funding for the women’s sector. Karen will be working on a Consortium response to […]
Following the launch of the Consortium’s research paper with the Ulster University Law Clinic in June 2023, Siobhán has been working with Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick and Dr Alexandra Chapman from Ulster University and a group of women from Atlas Women’s Centre on awareness raising around the Healthy Start Scheme in Northern Ireland. During the research, […]
Along with colleagues in Carers NI Siobhán Harding is finalising the text of the Consortium’s new research paper on Women, Unpaid Care and Employment. The final report will include a wealth of feedback from women who took part in focus group sessions over the last few months as well as the results of survey data […]
