Publications

A number of sets of existing Regulations are being amended in consequence of provisions in the Pension Schemes Act 2015 which extend to Northern Ireland.  This regulatory impact assessment considers changes to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of I

PIP Assessment Appointment Waiting Times

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) cover a range of measures aimed at controlling the level and range of charges in relevant schemes which are used by employers to meet their automa

A composite evaluation framework has been developed to measure the impact of the implementation of Welfare Reform in NI.  Underpinning this are project specific evaluation strategies that have been developed in order to measure the impact of each project.  The impact

The guidance was first issued by correspondence to Community Planning Partnerships and Statutory Community Planning Partners on 20 December 2018, and is now published as a local government circular.

Work Capability Assessment | LCW | LCWRA 

Final publication outlining the policy for Northern Ireland Museums including the value and impact of them.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a new benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 years. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the same time.

Amendments to wording of Scheme Approval – Band 4 ALPs – Planning, PFG targets are impacted.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of a Statutory Rule that amends existing regulations which restrict the extent to which occupational pension schemes can make certain investments with links to the employers who use the scheme, defined in the Pensions (Nor

PIP telephone assessment information from Capita Jan-Aug 2021

King’s Stables and Navan Fort Risk Assessments and Surveys

Information on equality and human rights screening to identify policy that are likely to have an impact on equality of opportunity and or/good relations.

The draft Regulations contain amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (NI) 2014 which will change the LGPS (NI) annual revaluation date from 1 April to 6 April.  This proposal will mitigate against the impact of high inflation on the LGPS (NI) revalu

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of two Statutory Rules that  make provision for an authorisation and supervisory regime for collective money purchase pension schemes, a type of occupational pension scheme in which the contributions of members and em

The South East Coast masterplan will provide guidance on the future strategic development of the South East Coast as well as specific guidance on the location and form of development in the Town Centres of Newcastle, Kilkeel and Warrenpoint over the next 20 years.

The independent research was commissioned to provide up to date and Northern Ireland specific evidence on the economic impact of introducing a Developer Contributions Scheme.

This masterplan has been commissioned by the Department in partnership with North Down Borough Council and identifies a range of short, medium and long term initiatives which, subject to funding, will maximise the social, physical and economic potential of Holywood over the ne

The ranking of economic projects can be relatively easily determined using a range of quantitative economic measures, but estimating the anticipated impact of arts, heritage, sports and community projects - cultural projects - is more challenging.

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.