Northern Ireland Assembly Calls for Evidence

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The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

The Committee for Communities has been asked to consider the following proposed statutory rule and associated documents provided by the Department for Communities at its meeting on 10...

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Older People's Parliament 2026

On Thursday 15 October 2026, the Older People’s Parliament will take place in Parliament Buildings. The following survey will help determine the issues that will be raised and discussed during the...

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School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill

The Ad Hoc Committee on the School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill is considering the School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill . The Bill's Explanatory and Financial Memorandum has been prepared to assist the...

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Hunting with Dogs Bill

The Hunting with Dogs Bill was formally introduced by John Blair MLA on 27 April 2026. The Bill completed its Second Stage on 26 May 2026, and was referred to the Committee for Agriculture,...

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Housing (Amendment) Bill - Call for Evidence

The Housing (Amendment) Bill seeks to amend the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 by extending the definition of "threatened with homelessness" from 28 days to 60 days, enabling earlier...

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Charities (Amendment) Bill - Call for Evidence

The Charities (Amendment) Bill proposes a range of changes to charity law in Northern Ireland. The Bill aims to strengthen the powers of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland,...

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Closed activities

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.