Publications

Equality screening around the proposed closure of Careers Resource Centre (CRC), Ann Street in Belfast, in order to: enhance efficiency and effectiveness of careers resources; to recognise and utilise the benefits of new technologies to improve client experience; to

The aim of the policy is to bring forward an amendment to Article 3 of the Planning (General Development Procedure) Order (NI) 2015 (GDPO) to provide councils with the authority to prepare and publish ‘local validation check-lists’, to address ‘poor quality&r

The Department is proposing to amend the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Northern Ireland) Regulations to ban tyres aged 10 years or older on the front steered axles of HGVs, buses and coaches, and for all tyres in single configuration on minibuses.

The Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 12 May 2022. The Act places a duty on the Executive Office to ensure that period products are available free of charge, on a universal basis, in appropriate locations.

1. To amend permitted development rights for the installation of domestic microgeneration equipment; and
2. To add new permitted development rights for Reverse Vending Machines.

The aim of the policy is to ensure that period products are available free of charge on the premises of the specified Public Service Bodies within the remit of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI).

The business plan details our performance targets for 2022-23 and sets out what we intend to deliver for the next year.

This Order provides for the provision and maintenance of revised and updated controlled barriers supervised by closed circuit television at the three level crossings at Cullybackey North, South and Station.

Equality screening in regards to the Amendment of the Parental  Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Regulations to include Miscarriage Leave and Pay entitlement 

EQIA

This is an amendment to existing legislation, the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (NI) 2005. These are amended annually in line with policy intent.

Equality screening for 10x Performance Management Framework.

Equality screening - the Gas (Designation of Pipe-lines) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 which will designate a new 3km section of gas pipe-line at Kilroot power station for the purposes of the regulated common transmission tariff.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of a Statutory Rule that amends existing regulations which restrict the extent to which occupational pension schemes can make certain investments with links to the employers who use the scheme, defined in the Pensions (Nor

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of a Statutory Rule that amends regulation 17 of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 which concerns the provision of annual pension benefit statemen

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of a Statutory Rule that amends the Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) and the Register of Occupational and Personal Pension Scheme

The “Transition of Young People into Careers (14-19) Project” was established in January 2019 with the aim of developing a more strategic approach to the current 14-19 education and training system. The project is jointly funded and led by DE and DfE.

The purpose of the amendment is to support the Northern Ireland taxi industry which since the Covid pandemic has undergone serious challenges.

It is intended to provide a single telephone contact number for all for customers’ queries rather than the current fifteen telephone numbers.

Policy Screening – Revised HR Handbook Chapter 8.30 - Starting Pay on Transfer to a New Substantive Grade