Consultations

	Consultations are an essential part of policy development. They provide the necessary feedback on proposals for legislative change in local government. As well as having your say, public feedback makes local government’s policies more informed and effective.

                                                                       Please Note!

                                                                       Local Government Policy Division has moved to

                                                                       Millennium House
                                                                       1st Floor
                                                                       17-25 Great Victoria St.
                                                                       Belfast
                                                                       BT2 7BN

                                                                       Email: lgpd@doeni.gov.uk

Current Consultations

• Consultation on draft Guidance on Councillors' Allowances
  Consultation on draft Guidance on Councillors' Allowances.pdf
  Equality Screening Form - Draft Guidance on Councillors' Allowances.pdf
  Comments by 31st December 2011
  
  New Contact Telephone Numbers from 05 December 2011
  Dickson Holliday Tel: 02890 416759
  Brenda Curtis Tel: 02890 416755    

• The Draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2012
  Draft  LGPS Amendment Regulations  NI  2012 - Consultation.pdf
  Draft  LGPS Amendment Regulations  NI  2012 - EQIA Screening Analysis.pdf
  
  New Contact Telephone Numbers from 05 December 2011
  Marie CochraneTel: 02890 416739
  Willy DobbinTel: 02890 416721

• Consultation Document - District Councillors' Allowances and Multiple Mandates
  District Councillors' Allowances and Multiple Mandates - Consultation document.pdf
  District Councillors' Allowances and Multiple Mandates - Equality Screening.pdf
  Comments by 16 December 2011
  
  New Contact Telephone Numbers from 05 December 2011
  Mylene FergusonTel: 02890 416764
  Tommy McCormickTel: 02890 416762
  
  
• The Draft Local Government Best Value (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 and Associated Guidance
  Consultation document - Draft Local Government Best Value Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations Order NI.pdf
  Comments by 31 October 2011
  
  
• Consultation on Local Government Reform Proposals - Synopsis of Responses
  Local Government Reform Policy Consultation - Synopsis of Responses.pdf
  
  
• Local Government Pension Scheme (Councillors) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
  consultation_letter_-_councillors__pensions.pdf
  eqia_screening_analysis_-_councillors__pensions.pdf
  Comments by 28 January 2011
  
  
• Consultation on Local Government Reform - Policy proposals
  www.doeni.gov.uk/index/information/foi/recent-releases/publications-details.htm
  
  
• Draft Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations - Valuation stc. Amendments (PDF, 139 KB)
  EQIA screening analysis - Draft LGPS Regulations - Valuation etc. Amendments (PDF, 124 KB)
  Comments by 12 June 2010
  
  
• Indemnities for members and officers (PDF, 125 KB)
  Comments by 31 March 2010
  
  
• LG pension scheme - classroom assistants amendment (PDF, 61 KB)
  EQIA screening analysis - classroom assistants amendment (PDF, 120 KB)
  Comments by 19 February 2010
  
  
• LG general grant amendment regs. NI 2010 - revised 25 Nov 09 (PDF, 390 KB)
  Comments by 19 February 2010
  
  
• Consultation letter on introduction of Scottish 85 year rule protections (PDF, 129 KB)
  DOE EQIA screening_analysis - introduction of Scottish 85 year rule protections (PDF, 281 KB)
• Departmental response to the consultation on the 85 year rule (PDF, 45 KB)
  Comments by 31 January 2010
• The Local Government (Contracts) Regulations (PDF, 172 KB)
  Comments by: 29 January 2010.
  Departmental response to comments recieved on the Local Govenrment (contract) regulations.pdf