Consultation Responses

We respond to a wide range of consultation responses each year. These mostly responses to government consultation documents. We are limited in the number of responses we can do. We will not list them all here but we will post important responses on this page.

If there is something you can’t find then please contact Patrick Malone.

Consultation Responses:

PIP Independent Review of the Assessment Process (NI) - Call for Evidence (March 2018)
DoF Briefing on NI Budgetary Outlook - Disability Actions Response - (January 2018)
HSCT Financial Planning - Savings Plan 2017 Disability Action Response (October 2017)
Draft Programme for Government Framework 2016 to 2021 Disability Action Response (July 2016)
Draft Programme for Government Indicator 42 - Disability Actions Response (December 2016)
Health and Social Care Transformation Consultation Response Questionnaire (February 2016)
Response to DHSSPS and DoJ Consultation on Mental Capacity Bill (September 2014)
Who Cares the Future of Social Care and Support Disability Action Consultation Response (March 2013)

Latest

Publication of New Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Action Plan

The Department of Health and Department of Justice have jointly published a 2018/2019 action plan under the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy.
Advice NI blue print for improving Universal Credit as fears grow about rollout in NI

Advice NI publish a comprehensive policy paper aimed at improving various fundamental problems affecting Universal Credit claimants.
Disability & Employment Focus Group

September 25, 2018 . Want to talk about looking for and keeping work in NI? Ulster University wants people to take part in a focus group on September 25, 2018 at the Offices of Disability Action.
Independent Review of PIP assessment published

The Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Process delivered its findings last week.

Policy priorities

These are the policy areas that we think are the most important. We can’t do everything so we have to prioritise the issues we are working on.
Briefing Papers

Briefing Papers aim to add to debate on issues and inform policy development.