Northern Ireland Consultations:

Week Commencing:24 May 2011

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
Draft Telecommunications Action Plan for NI 2011-2015	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment	27/05/11	Paul Rose	028 9052 9608	Paul.rose@detini.gov.uk www.detini.gov.uk/content-home-consultations
New Strategic Direction for Alcohol & Drugs Phase 2 (2011-2016)	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety	31/05/11	N/A	028 9052 0540	hdpb@dhsspsni.gov.uk http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/showconsultations?txtid=47600
Future Regulation Of Gambling In Northern Ireland	Department for Social Development	31/05/11	Analytical Service Unit	028 9082 9521	social.policy@dsdni.gov.uk www.dsdni.gov.uk
Higher Education Widening Participation Strategy consultation	Department for Employment and Learning	03/06/11	N/A	028 9025 7733	Wideningparticipation@delni.gov.uk http://www.delni.gov.uk/consultation-zone
Retention of fingerprints and DNA	Department of Justice	07/06/11	N/A	028 9052 8375	police-powers@dojni.x.gsi.gov.uk http://www.dojni.gov.uk/index/public-consultations/current-consultations/consultation_on_proposals_for_the_retention_and_destruction_of_fingerprints_and_dna_in_northern_ireland.htm
Future policy on higher education tuition fees and student finance arrangements in NI	Department for Employment and Learning	10/06/11	Patrick Smith	028 9025 7756	Patrick.smith@delni.gov.uk http://www.delni.gov.uk/consultation-zone
A New Recycling Policy	Department of the Environment	10/06/11	Wendy Cooke	028 9025 4806	wendy.cooke@doeni.gov.uk http://www.doeni.gov.uk/recycling_policy_consultation.pdf
Draft Equality Scheme for The Department of Justice 2011-2015	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety	10/06/11	N/A	028 9076 578	cmu.public@dojni.x.gsi.gov.uk http://www.dojni.gov.uk/index/public-consultations/current-consultations/consultation_on_the_draft_equality_scheme_for_the_department_of_justice_2011_-_2015.htm
Rural White Paper Action Plan	Department for Agriculture and Rural Development	13/06/11	Laura Scott	028 9037 8530	laura.scott@dardni.gov.uk. http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/consultations/active-consultations/rwpactionplan.htm
NI Common Arrangements for Gas Bill	Department of Trade, Enterprise and Investment	17/06/11	Stephen Wilson	0289052 9367	Stephen.wilson@detni.gov.uk www.energy.detini.gov.uk/consultations
UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety	17/06/11	Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Team	N/A	panfluframework@dh.gsi.gov.uk www.consultations.dh.gov.uk
Living with Long Term Conditions - a Policy Framework	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety	20/06/11	Primary Care Development Unit	028 9052 0248	primcaredev@dhsspsni.gov.uk http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/showconsultations?txtid=47446
Confidence in Care Programme - Consultation on the Pharmacy (NI) Order 1976 (Amendment) Order (NI) 2011	Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety	22/06/11	Workforce Planning Unit	028 9052 0672	wpu@dhsspsni.gov.uk http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/showconsultations?txtid=47933
Minimum unit pricing of alcohol	Department for Social Development	26/06/11	Analytical Services Unit	028 9081 9942	asu@dsdni.gov.uk http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/consultations/consultation-minimum-unit-pricing-of-alcohol.htm
A Strategy for those not in education, employment or training (NEET)	Department for Employment and Learning	30/06/11	N/A	028 9025 7640	NEETSConsultation@delni.gov.uk http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/consultation-zone/neetconsultation.htm
Review and Revision of Northern Ireland Standards (2006)	Probation Board for Northern Ireland	08/07/11	Business Planning and Development Team	028 9026 2400	consultation@pbni.gsi.gov.uk Response Form PBNI website Click here
Youth Council Revised Equality Scheme 2011	The Youth Council for Northern Ireland	18/07/11	Mr David Guilfoyle	028 9064 3882	dguilfoyle@ycni.org www.ycni.org.
Review of Learner and Restricted Driver Scheme and on Graduated Driver Licensing	Department of the Environment	19/07/11	Betty Holland	028 9054 1165	betty.holland@doeni.gov.uk www.roadsafetyni.gov.uk/new-drivers.htm.htm
Audit of inequalities and action plan 2011 - 2016	Department for Employment and Learning	01/08/11	Equality Unit	028 90 257608	equalityunit@delni.gov.uk www.delni.gov.uk
Youth Panel’s proposals for a youth assembly	The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission	15/09/11	Youth Assembly Team	90521833	youthassembly@niassembly.gov.uk http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/commission/equality/equalityscheme.htm www.niassembly.gov.uk/youthassembly.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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