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Under the Department for Communities (DfC) framework, Ove Arup and Partners Ltd (“Arup”) and Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) have been engaged to provide strategic support on the disposal and delivery options for a strategic regeneration site known as ‘Fort Georg

The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 states that the Department for Communities (DfC) must lay before the Northern Ireland Assembly, two Independent Reviews on the operation of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessments.  The first Independent Review was

The Communities Minister is making almost £35million of funding available to support the culture, language, arts and heritage sectors which have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The NI Heritage Statistics document was recorded on 31 March 2019 and sets out how Northern Ireland’s historic environment contributes to our prosperity, progress and personality.  It demonstrates, with reference to case studies, that our heritage has a wide, positi

These Regulatory Impact Assessments focus on the three main measures in the Pension Schemes Bill:

The below document and the guidance within it have been updated as of 19 October 2021. This revision consolidates guidance on social distancing and face coverings, whilst removing references to expired sources of other guidance.

This EQIA focuses on the key proposals in the proposed Bill, which are:

Conditions of Entitlement | Assessment for PIP | Hospitals, Similar Institutions & Care Homes | Payability Exceptions | Transitional Provisions | Good Reason

This guidance is for all healthcare professionals who complete medical (factual) reports for the Department for Communities (DfC) or their Assessment Providers.  It gives advice on how patients can be supported through the sharing of information.

Make the Call Wraparound Service (MtC) reports annually on the financial outcomes as a direct result of people using their service.  However MtC also gives advice on other services and supports even though they are not as easy to quantify.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of amending existing legislation to implement provisions of Directive (EU) 2017/828, on the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement by institutions for occupational retirement provision (known as “SRD II&rd

This Inter-Departmental Homelessness Action Plan which was first published in November 2017 has been developed to complement the Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s new Homelessness Strategy.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of amending existing legislation to enable integrated pension schemes to continue to take account of the State pension when calculating pension payable, where the member has a State pension age later than age 65.

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