Open activities
Call for Evidence - General Teaching Council Bill
The General Teaching Council Bill was formally introduced to the Assembly on Monday 24 November 2025. The Bill undertook its Second Stage on Tuesday 2 December 2025 with the Committee Stage...
Proposal for a Bill on the right to choose to wear trousers in school
The Committee for Education is bringing forward a proposal for a law to allow all pupils to wear trousers at school, so that this becomes a universal right. The Committee has worked extensively...
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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Youth Assembly - Big Youth Survey 2025
Are you aged 12-21 and living in Northern Ireland? The new Youth Assembly Members need you to tell them the issues that are important to you. Once this survey closes on 19 December, the top 10 issues will be debated by the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly to help them choose their 3...
Closed 19 December 2025
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Dilapidation Bill - Informal Consultation
The Dilapidation Bill The Northern Ireland Assembly is considering a new law – the Dilapidation Bill. The Bill is designed to stop dilapidated properties (and land) from spoiling the ‘amenity’ of local towns and villages, with the potential added benefits of encouraging regeneration,...
Closed 5 December 2025
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PERMISSION FORM FOR YOUTH ASSEMBLY CONSULTATION FORUM
What is the YACF? Anyone who applied to be a Youth Assembly Member but was not selected automatically becomes a member of the Youth Assembly Consultation Forum (YACF). We contact YACF members occasionally to find out what they think about issues that the Youth...
Closed 30 November 2025
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Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Call for Evidence
The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council was established on a non-statutory basis in March 2021 following a commitment made in the New Decade New Approach document. The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill establishes the Council on a statutory basis and...
Closed 24 October 2025
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Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Call for Evidence
The Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill relates to a number of legislative changes that Departments require for routine financial matters for which it would not be practical to have specific legislation.
Closed 24 October 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.