Publications

Guidance on capping early exit charges for trustees and managers of occupational pension schemes, and service providers. This guidance is effective from 1 October 2021.

Guidance for trustees of relevant occupational defined contribution pension schemes. This guidance is effective from 1 October 2021.

This guidance for occupational pension scheme trustees and managers provides information on disclosure and administration regulations. This guidance is effective from 1 October 2021.

Funding to deliver public transport services in Northern Ireland pursuant to a public service contract with the public transport operator.

The revised policy and procedure guide will provide updated guidance on considering Temporary Traffic Regulations (TTR’s), namely road closures/lane closures etc. These are issued under Article 7 of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (RTRO).

Equality screening around the Economic Recovery Master’s Degree Studentship Scheme.

Equality screening around the Postgraduate Award Scheme (‘PGA Scheme’) which pays the course fees and stipend (or bursary) for approximately 729 postgraduate students studying each year.

We are closing the counters in all DVA sites, a consequence of which will be the removal of cash and in most cases, cheque and postal order payments.

These Regulations amend a number of sets of existing Regulations relating to the administration and governance of occupational pension schemes.  The aim is to ensure that occupational defined contribution pension scheme members benefit from efficient and operationally res

The documents below detail the outcome of Equality Screenings and Rural Impact Assessments.

Against a backdrop of public health policy aimed at protecting the health of all sectors of society, the aim of this policy is to allow the continued processing of major planning applications by temporarily suspending the requirement for a developer to organise a ‘public

Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) in respect of the High Street Scheme.

To continue to provide high quality lighting as per the requirements of the relevant British Standard, BS 5489, while achieving energy and carbon reductions.

Equality screening in regard to The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

Equality screening for the Turing Scheme, a new UK government (Department for Education) programme to replace elements of the EU’s Erasmus+ Programme.

The Small and Micro Business Impact Test (SAMBIT) is designed to support the development of the Regulatory Impact Assessment and help policy makers and officials understand the regulatory impacts and effects on small and micro businesses.

Rural Needs Impact Assessment (RNIA) in regards to the High Street Scheme.

Equality screening in respect of the Higher Education period poverty pilot programme.

HSS aims to boost demand in our struggling towns, city centres and providing much needed support to our local businesses following the easing of Covid restrictions by the NI Executive and the gradual opening up of the economy.

The Business Plan details our performance targets for 2021-22 and sets out how we will deliver the outcomes in the Executive’s Programme for Government (PfG) over the next year for which we, as a department, are principally responsible and also how we will support our co