First Minister Paul Givan and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have announced a 12-week consultation on a draft Refugee Integration Strategy.
This is an opportunity for everyone to further inform the Strategy that has been developed through both research and engagement with key stakeholders across Government, academia, and the voluntary and community sector.
The Executive Office (TEO) are seeking views from across society on this draft Refugee Integration Strategy to ensure the final strategy is focused on the priority issues and needs and sets out the most important actions required to support refugees and asylum seekers here.
Deadline: closing 21 February 2022.
How to engage
The Citizen Space platform on the NI Direct website is the preferred mechanism for consultation. Copies of the draft Strategy, including easy read and child friendly versions, along with a consultation document can be found through the links below:
- https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/teo/refugee-integration-strategy-for-northern-ireland
- https://consultations.nidirect.gov.uk/teo/child-friendly-and-easy-read-refugee-integration-s
Virtual consultation workshops
Virtual consultation workshops are also available. Tickets to these consultation workshops can be booked through Eventbrite:
- Tuesday 7 December 2021 at 10 AM - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-integration-strategy-consultation-online-workshop-tickets-218696285477
- Tuesday 11 January 2022 at 10 AM - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copy-of-refugee-integration-strategy-consultation-online-workshop-tickets-218707268327
- Tuesday 8 February 2022 at 10 AM - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-integration-strategy-consultation-online-workshop-tickets-218707789887
Further information
You can contact TEO by email on Race.Equality@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk