AQW 24390/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to provide a copy of the processes and procedures used by his Department with third parties involved in co-designing and co-producing policy; (ii) to detail any mechanisms in place to measure (a) the effectiveness of the co-design and co-production process; and (b) feedback from organisations, bodies and individuals who have worked with his Department, for example on any of the social strategies or the Irish Language Strategy.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 13 March 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 13 March 2025
- Answer due by
- 31 March 2025
- Answered
- 25 April 202543 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
There is no central Departmental policy and procedure for policy areas and projects involved in co-design and each will have their own, tailored to their specific requirements. Similarly, each area will have their own review and feedback mechanisms in place – for example the Dept of Finance’s Business Consultancy Services (BCS) was commissioned to undertake a review of the Social Inclusion co-design process. A copy of the BCS Review will be placed in the Assembly Library.