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  • Historic Environment Policy for Northern Ireland - screening

    Topics:
    • Historic environment, 
    • DfC corporate, 
    • Historic Environment funding & grants, 
    • DfC Equality and Section 75

    Date published: 28 July 2026

    This is a new policy. In July 2024 Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons released a statement setting out his intention to provide, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of culture-related policies under the heading of ‘Heritage, Culture & Creativity’. Northern Ireland’s Historic Environment Policy is one of the policies contained within a Heritage, Culture & Creativity (HCC) Programme.

    What is it trying to achieve? (intended aims/outcomes) 

    Heritage delivers:

    • economic and social regeneration 
    • net zero and Sustainable Development Goals
    • health and well-being
    • learning and developing skills.’

    New Policy, No EQIA 22/07/2026

    Existing/Revised/New: New
    Date of Screening: 22/07/2026
    Screening Outcome - Full EQIA recommended: No

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    • Historic Environment Policy for Northern IrelandAdobe PDF (399.57 KB)

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