The Department of Finance is carrying out a public consultation to seek your views on how our current laws on divorce and on the dissolution of civil partnerships might be amended.
The Department of Finance is carrying out a 12-week public consultation to seek your views on proposed policy content for a Baby Loss Certificate Scheme for Northern Ireland.
This page provides details of the Department’s consultation in relation to the Audit of Inequalities and the draft 5 year Equality Action Plan and Disability Action Plan each covering the period 2025 to 2030.
In November 2023 the Department of Finance consulted on seven rates proposals: four in the non-domestic sector and three in the domestic sector. The consultation process was advertised in the local press and attracted a...
The Department of Finance Consultation on Scheme Yield / Member Contributions has now concluded. In total 360 responses were received from individuals and stakeholders including member representative bodies. The consultation response document published below provides...
The Draft 2025/26 Budget sets out the proposed departmental allocations for the incoming financial year. The Executive is encouraging people to get involved in the Draft Budget consultation and have their say on how to...
Land & Property Services Statistics Branch is seeking users’ views on the proposal to discontinue the annual publication of ‘Lone Pensioner Allowance (LPA) and Disabled Person’s Allowance (DPA) statistics’ on GOV.UK.
The Department of Finance (DOF) wishes to engage with stakeholders to obtain their views on the performance of the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 and on defamation policy in general.
On 20 September 2023, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland wrote to Permanent Secretaries of NICS departments directing that they launch public consultations on specific measures to support budget sustainability by raising additional revenue.
On 20 September the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland wrote to Permanent Secretaries of NICS departments directing that they launch public consultations on measures to support budget sustainability by raising additional revenue. The Department...
The Department of Finance is carrying out an 8-week public consultation to seek your views on proposed policy changes to the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Recruitment Policy, specifically the provisions relating to recruitment advertising.
The Department of Finance carried out a 20-week public consultation on a discussion document reviewing energy efficiency requirements and related areas of Building Regulations.
The Department of Finance carried out a public consultation from 3 July 2023 to 25 September 2023 on proposed amendments to Part E (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations and supporting guidance in Technical Booklet...
Consultation on NICS Pension Scheme Retrospective Remedy The Department of Finance Consultation on the draft Statutory Rule for the Retrospective Remedy in relation to work to remove the discrimination identified in the judgment known as...
NISRA Statistical Support Branch is seeking users’ views on the proposal to reduce the content of the ‘Cost to Business of Completing Statistical Surveys’ report and discontinue the ‘Burden on Households & Individuals of Completing...
The Department is seeking formal engagement on the recommendations made by the Independent Fiscal Commission in it's report "More Fiscal Devolution for Northern Ireland?"
The Department of Finance consultation on the draft Statutory Rule for the Prospective Remedy in relation to work to remove the discrimination identified in the judgment known as “McCloud” has now concluded.
2022-25 Draft Budget. The Budget provides the Executive with an opportunity to improve the lives of people in Northern Ireland by allocating resources to high priority areas in order to improve outcomes for citizens.
The Department of Finance has launched a public consultation on two separate aspects of the marriage law: 1. A proposed legislative change that would see the inclusion in our marriage law of belief marriage (marriage...
The Department of Finance carried out a public consultation from 25 October 2021 to 19 December 2021 on proposed amendments to Schedules 1 and 2 of the Building (Prescribed Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. General...