Northern Ireland Consultations:

Week Commencing:15 February 2010

North-West Community Network is committed to facilitating and promoting engagement with the Community & Voluntary sector in the North-West on the policy issues that affect it.

If you feel the sector should respond collectively to any of these consultations, please communicate this to us - not all consultation/policy issues can be responded to, however, given the sheer volume of documents that are issued.

Alternative formats of the documents referred to below are often available to download from the relevant websites or by contacting the department/lead person involved.

Departmental consultations should, under good practice guidelines, afford twelve weeks for response - if you have any concerns over deadlines please do not hesitate to raise these with the named contact.

Consultation Title	Organisation	Closing Date	Contact Name	Contact Number	Email / Website
Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy	Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety	19/02/10	N/A	028 9052 0248	Public consultation document (PDF 500KB) Consultation questionnaire (MS Word 528KB) Consultation questionnaire (PDF 264KB)
Supporting people into work: The next stage of Housing Benefit reform	Department for Social Development	22/02/10	Rosemary Hughes	028 9081 9103	Supporting people into work: the next stage of Housing Benefit reform - consultation (PDF 444KB) Supporting people into work: the next stage of Housing Benefit reform - Consultee letter (PDF 106KB) rosemary.hughes@dsdni.gov.uk
Housing Bill (Northern Ireland)	Department for Social Development	26/02/10	Stephen Martin	028 9082 9267	The Housing Bill (Northern Ireland) A consultation document (Word 705KB) Housing Bill (Northern Ireland) Screening Form (Word 157KB) housing.bill@dsdni.gov.uk
Consultation Paper on the Migrant Workers Convention	NI Human Rights Commission & Irish Human Rights Commission	26/02/10	Brian Gormally	028 9024 3987	joint.committee@nihrc.org http://www.nihrc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=100
A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Office	01/03/10	N/A	0207 210 6584	www.nio.gov.uk/index/public-consultation/documents.htm billofrights@nio.x.gsi.gov.uk The consultation paper can be found by clicking here.
Draft police & criminal evidence (NI) order 1989 (temporary modification to code a) order 2010	Northern Ireland Office	05/03/10	N/A	028 9052 8375	policepowers@nio.x.gsi.gov.uk www.nio.gov.uk.
Proposals to Strengthen Sanctions Against Retailers Who Sell Tobacco Products to Children and Young People Under 18 Years Of Age	Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety	12/03/10	N/A	028 9052 0533 Or 028 9052 3190.	Complete the Online Response Form publichealth@dhsspsni.gov.uk
The Appointment of Members to Research Ethics Committees in Northern Ireland	The Office of Research Ethics Committees in NI	19/03/10	N/A	028 9031 6729	http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/services/Equality%20Unit/Equality%20Unit%20Services/Screening/Screening%20Consultation-%20The%20Appointment%20of%20Members%20to%20Research%20Ethics%20Committees%20in%20Northern%20Ireland.html#TopOfPage Equality.Unit@hscni.net
Screening of Arts and Older People Strategy	Arts Council of Northern Ireland	07/04/10	Jacqueline Witherow	028 9038 5219	jwitherow@artscouncil-ni.org http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/subpages/compliance.htm
NI Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery 2010 – 2015	Department of Health, Social Services & Public Safety	19/04/10	Jayne Saulters	028 9052 0547	nursingandmidwifery@dhsspsni.gov.uk www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/index/consultations/current_consultations.htm
Consultation on Screening of Policies	Northern Ireland Assembly	26/04/10	Maria Bannon	028 9041 8377	maria.bannon@niassembly.gov.uk Consultation on Policy Screening Report and Timetable for Equality Impact Assessments Questionnaire (Word) Consultation on Policy Screening Report and Timetable for Equality Impact Assessments Questionnaire (PDF) Consultation on Policy Screening Report Consultation on Policy Proposed Timetable
Options for improving information on the labels of alcoholic drinks to support consumers to make healthier choices in the UK	Department of Health	09/05/10	N/A	N/A	NorthernIrelandalcohollabelling@dh.gsi.gov.uk http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/index.htm

Every attempt is made to ensure the information given above is accurate, though we would be grateful if any inaccuracies were notified to us. You are also invited to share information on any other consultations currently open which have not been included here.

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