Open activities
Sign Language Bill - Call for Evidence
The Sign Language Bill provides for: Official and equal recognition of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) as languages of Northern Ireland. ...
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform
The Assembly and Executive Review Committee (AERC) is undertaking a review of institutional reform which follows on from the initial work by the previous AERC in the last Assembly mandate. The review...
NI Assembly Get Involved Sign Up Now
Sign Up to Receive Information from the Northern Ireland Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly sends out regular newsletters, details of upcoming events and consultations as well as other...
NI Assembly Explained Workshop Booking Form
Assembly Explained is a free workshop suitable for community groups and organisations. During the session, we will explain how the Assembly works and how participants can get involved and raise...
Closed activities
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Learning for Life and Work - Youth Assembly Education Committee Survey
The Youth Assembly’s Education Committee would like to hear from young people aged 11-21 years old on their recent experiences of Learning for Life and Work (LLW) in schools. LLW includes the following subjects at Key stage 3 (years 8-10): Local and Global Citizenship, Personal...
Closed 11 April 2025
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Justice Bill
The Justice Bill sets out to: amend the law about the retention and destruction of fingerprints and DNA profiles under Part 6 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; amend the law about the release of children on bail and about their detention; permit the...
Closed 4 April 2025
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Young Women's Rights in Schools - Youth Assembly Rights and Equality Committee
The Youth Assembly’s Rights and Equality Committee are looking into young women’s rights in schools. We would like to examine attitudes and behaviours towards young women including healthy relationships, rights in the curriculum, period dignity, school uniforms and PE kits, and school policies. ...
Closed 28 March 2025
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Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland
The Public Accounts Committee commenced its inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland in February 2025. You can find out more about the inquiry here - Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland Please read the Assembly Committees’ privacy notice below.
Closed 27 March 2025
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Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill - Call for Evidence
The Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill (the Bill) was introduced to the Assembly on 3 February 2024. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (the 2011 Act). The 2011 Act of the Assembly established...
Closed 19 March 2025
We asked, you said, we did
See what we've consulted on.
We asked
We asked for the views of young people on Learning for Life and Work (LLW) in schools.
You said
You gave us your views on topics and content, and how it is taught in KS 3 and 4. You explained how LLW is perceived and made suggestions on how it could be improved.
We did
We will now compile these views into a report which will be presented to the Assembly's Commitee for Education and the relevant Ministers.
We asked
We asked you to give us your views on young women's rights and sexism in schools.
You said
You told us about your lived experiences of young women's rights/ sexism in schools.
We did
We will produce a report which Youth Assembly Members will present to the Execuitve Office Commitee and relevant Ministers.
We asked
We asked young people aged 12-21 to tell us the issues that matter to them.
You said
You told us what issues you think the Youth Assembly needs to prioritise.
We did
We have produced a report summarising your views. The Youth Assembly has read the report, debated the issues and decided on its top three priorities.