Northern Ireland Assembly Calls for Evidence

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  • SL1 - The Climate Change (Carbon Budget 2038-2042) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

    The Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has been asked to consider the following proposed statutory rule and associated documents provided by the Department for Agriculture , Environment and Rural Affairs at its meeting on 17 September 2026 : ...

    Closed 28 September 2026

  • Call for Evidence - Education Inspections Bill

    The Education Inspections Bill was formally introduced to the Assembly on Tuesday 19 May 2026. The Bill undertook its Second Stage on Monday 1 June with the Committee Stage commencing immediately thereafter. In order to inform the Committee Stage of the Bill, the Committee...

    Closed 28 September 2026

  • Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill

    The Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill sets out to make provision for: the establishment of a statutory Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses of Crime; the mandatory publication of victim-related statistics; improved regulation of access to complainants’ private information in...

    Closed 25 September 2026

  • The Period Products (Executive Office Specified Public Service Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

    The Committee for the Executive Office has been asked to consider the following proposed statutory rule and associated documents provided by the Department for the Executive Office at its meeting on 30 September 2026 : The Period Products (Executive Office Specified...

    Closed 22 September 2026

  • Display of Flags and Emblems - Call for Evidence

    The Display of Flags and Emblems Bill sets out to: Address the ongoing misuse of public property for the display of flags or emblems intended to exclude, intimidate, or assert control. Establish a clear and fair legal framework governing when and how flags or emblems...

    Closed 16 September 2026

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.