Publications

'Childcare' for the purposes of this policy framework, is the safe supervision of children, aged 0-14, in an environment that assists and enriches their development, education and life opportunities and enjoyment.

The Together: Building a United Community Strategy represents a key building block in the implementation of the Programme for Government 2011-2015 and reflects the Executive’s commitment to improving community relations and building a united and shared society.

Terms of reference for the One Plan interdepartmental coordination group.

This statement sets out The ExecutIve Office's (TEO) operational arrangements for giving Ministers and their briefing officials pre-release access to official statistics once they are in their final form prior to publication.

The Play and Leisure documents include the Implementation Plan which aims to see a high value placed on play and improved play and leisure facilities for all children and young people in order to support their development, enjoyment and growth.

Persistent patterns of socio-economic deprivation remain across the community.

This strategy for victims and survivors is designed to provide the outline of a coherent and comprehensive approach for taking forward work on a range of issues relating to victims and survivors.

If policy outcomes and public services are to be improved, it is crucial that policy decisions should be based on sound evidence.

In Workbook One we looked at the importance of consultation and the need to develop a consultation plan at the outset of the policy process. It highlighted that consultation should be a continuous process that needs to be started early in the policy.

This workbook aims to work you through the process of developing options, appraising those options and identifying the way forward. This stage of the policy process must take account of the evidence base and the objectives identified for the policy.

Policy making is the process by which the administration translates its vision into actions to achieve desired outcomes. Good policy making is therefore essential if government is to achieve its aims and deliver real change and benefits.

This strategy establishes a framework to tackle racial inequalities in Northern Ireland and to open up opportunity for all. To eradicate racism and hate crime and together with A Shared Future, to initiate actions to promote good race relations.

Good community relations policy, and its outworking, is the search for the practical foundations of trust between all people in Northern Ireland who have been divided on the basis of perceived political, cultural, religious, class or ethnic background.

These documents are in relation to the Race Relations Order and Race Directive including relevant Equality Impact Assessment and Regulatory Impact Assessments.