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  • Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Policy Framework - consultation outcome report

    Topics:
    • Voluntary and community, 
    • Voluntary and community strategies and policies

    Date published: 4 November 2026

    The Department for Communities put forward draft proposals to support a thriving Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland through a commitment to continued government investment in sector infrastructure and to improving the way that government works with and for the sector.

    We sought views on our proposed VCS Infrastructure Support Policy Framework through a public consultation which launched on 15 November 2023 for 12 weeks and closed on 9 February 2024. 

    This report outlines the engagement undertaken, along with the feedback received and details the Department’s response, including the changes that will be made to the Framework.

    The refreshed Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Policy Framework has now been published.

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    • Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Policy Framework Consultation Report - November 2026Adobe PDF (2.83 MB)

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