Policy Submissions
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Consultation on the Draft Modern Slavery Strategy 2021/2022
The Department of Justice held a public consultation on a draft 2021/22 Modern Slavery Strategy for Northern Ireland. This document is Women’s Aid Federation NI and Belfast & Lisburn Women’s… Read more → -
Policing Board Northern Ireland Policing Plan 2020-25 Consultation Response
A consultation on the Policing Board Northern Ireland’s policing plan for 2020-25 was launched at the end of 2019 for submission in January 2020. Women’s Aid responded to the consultation,… Read more → -
Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past
Women’s Aid response to NIO consultation on dealing with the past -
Leaving Prostitution: statutory review
A review of the Programme for Assistance and Support for those seeking to exit prostitution -
Mental Heath Services Framework consultation
Recommendations on how domestic violence and abuse should inform the health & social care response to mental health service provision -
Domestic Homicide Reviews consultation
Women’s Aid recommendations for how Domestic Homicide Reviews might function in Northern Ireland. -
Education Authority Strategic Plan
WAFNI response to Education Authority Strategic plan -
The 2 child tax credit cap and ‘rape clause’
Opposing the two child cap and rape clause A briefing paper on issues relating to the 2-child tax credit cap and ‘rape clause’, published by the Women’s Policy Group Northern… Read more → -
Consultation on Safe Access to Healthcare Services
WAFNI response to consultation on Safe Access to Healthcare Services A response to Clare Bailey MLA’s consultation on safe access to healthcare services, and proposed buffer zones around reproductive health… Read more → -
Adoption & Children’s Bill – a response
Adoption and Children NI Bill A response from WAFNI on the Adoption & Children’s Bill for Northern Ireland. -
Listen Up Government! Capturing the voices of children and young people in NI
Listen Up Government – children and young people’s response to the draft NI strategy for CYP Women’s Aid consulted with children and young people in our services about what they… Read more → -
Children & Young People’s Strategy
WAFNI response to Children and Young People’s Stategy NI -
Safeguarding Board Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
WAFNI response to Safeguarding Board NI Policies and Procedures -
Draft Policing Plan 2017-18
WAFNI response to Draft Northern Ireland Policing Plan 2017-18 A response to the draft Policing Plan for Northern Ireland 2017-18 -
Review of Family Justice: Further Evidence
WAFNI further evidence to family justice review group Supplementary written evidence supplied to Lord Justice Gillen and the Family Justice Review Group -
Northern Ireland Housing Executive Homelessness Strategy
NIHE homelessness strategy consultation response A response to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s draft Homelessness Strategy -
PfG Outcome 7: We have a safe community where we respect the law and each other
WAFNI repsonse to PfG outcome 7 delivery plans A response to DOJ’s delivery plan for Outcome 7 of the Programme for Government. -
Written evidence to Justice Committee – Stalking
WAFNI Stalking evidence for Justice Committee Evidence to the Justice Committee on a potential stalking law for Northern Ireland. -
Draft Programme For Government response
Draft Programme for Government response -
Proposals to withdraw statistics compendia on age and gender
Proposals for withdrawal of compendia on ‘A profile of older people in Northern Ireland’ and ‘Gender Equality Statistics’ -
Protect Life 2: A strategy for Suicide Prevention
WAFNI response to Protect Life 2 Suicide strategy -
The Review Group’s Draft Report on Family Justice
WAFNI response to Review of Family Justice -
Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector Funding Model consultation
Women’s Aid Federation NI VCSE Funding Response Form -
Draft Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery strategy consultation
WAFNI response to Trafficking & Modern Slavery Strategy 2016-17 – FINAL – 9 September 2016 -
PPS Victim and Witness Policy consultation
PPS Victim & Witness Policy consultation -
Programme for Government Framework consultation
Women’s Aid NI response to the draft Programme for Government Framework. -
Improving Health within Criminal Justice
Women’s Aid NI response to consultation on improving health of people in the criminal justice system. -
Consultation on Innovation Grant Scheme
Women’s Aid NI response to Department of Health consultation on an Innovation Grant Scheme. -
Consultation on a domestic abuse offence and domestic violence disclosure scheme
Women’s Aid NI response to DOJ consultation on a domestic abuse offence, coercive control, and Clare’s Law for Northern Ireland. -
A Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme for NI
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that does not have a domestic violence disclosure scheme. A DVDS is a scheme that allows people to ask police if… Read more →