Publications

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure published a revised policy and guidance framework for the Community Festivals Fund.

The strategy explores how social landlords and tenants can work together to improve services.

On 7 September 2015 the Prime Minister announced an additional 20,000 Syrian refugees would be resettled in the UK over the course of the current UK Parliament.

Advising, Supporting, Empowering is the Department’s strategy for generalist advice provision.  The strategy sets out the Department’s objectives and priorities for generalist advice provision. 

Minutes from the BSC programme board meetings.

This page contains the current gender equality strategy along with an associated review and relevant statistics.

Monthly updates and key information on the progress of the social housing reform programme.

This study was commissioned in January 2012 by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), on behalf of the Department.

This booklet provides information on the changes to housing support under the proposed Welfare Reform Bill and the potential impact on the population of Northern Ireland. It draws together analysis undertaken by Analytical Services Unit and other parts of the Department,

This page contains the Area Analysis Report and Forum Meeting Minutes on the Lenadoon & Glencolin pilot area within Building Successful Communities.

This page contains the Area Analysis Report and Forum Meeting Minutes on the Tigers Bay & Mountcollyer pilot area within Building Successful Communities.

This page contains the Area Analysis Report and Forum Meeting Minutes on the Lower Oldpark & Hillview pilot area within Building Successful Communities. 
 

This page contains the Area Analysis Report and Forum Meeting Minutes on the Doury Road pilot area within Building Successful Communities.

This page contains the Area Analysis Report and Forum Meeting Minutes  on the Lower Shankill & Brown Square pilot area within Building Successful Communities.

This page contains the Area Analysis Report and Forum Meeting Minutes on the Lower Falls pilot area within Building Successful Communities. 

The Code of Practice for Data Matching applies to data matching carried out by the Department and its executive agencies. It explains why we use data matching, processes involved and the safeguards in place to ensure our data matching conforms to law.

The Code of Practice for Obtaining Information provides guidance to staff authorised under law to obtain information from certain listed organisations on behalf of the Department in connection with benefit offences.

This Code of practice details the use of powers to obtain information.

Money Laundering can impact on certain areas of governmental business. As a result, the Department has chosen to adhere to the principles behind the money laundering legislation through the development of a departmental Money Laundering Policy.

The Instrument of Payment Fraud Sanctions Policy describes the Department's sanctions in cases where its customers commit fraud involving cheques. The range of disposals is similar to those applied in cases where there is a benefit offence.