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Equality Scheme Appendices

Appendix 1

The consultation process and revision of draft equality scheme

Appendix 2

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Appendix 3

Written Responses

Association of Chief Officers of Voluntary Organisations (NI)

• commended efforts
• encouraged to involve members at all stages of process
• offered assistance
• asked to ensure voluntary sector managers are not excluded in recruiting

Age Sector Reference Group

• ensure training includes attitudinal elements of legislation, for example, ageism
• commitment to consult when screening policies not explicit
• queries if paragraph 12 is process or methodology
• timetable for screening procedure
• disparity in funding between four Councils
• consider establishing a focus group with 9 groups for consultation
• allocation of resources not included

British Association of Social Workers

• look forward to annual report and process of screening

British Deaf Association

• stress importance of consultation methods ensure inclusion of deaf people
• consider established user forums when screening policies

Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ)

• scheme does not detail how the Council has decided that the obligations will be met
• no detail on necessary administrative arrangements
• would like to see a commitment to build in the requirements into Council's strategic and operational planning processes
• Council's monitoring role would not be carried out if it abrogates responsibility for policies initiated by another public body
• list of polices does not indicate if others have been omitted
• training not put in the context of a wider training and development programme
• would welcome more detail on specifically how the Council would intend to consult
• need more detailed consideration of how the Council will extend its monitoring arrangements

Community Relations Council

• Copy of "Guidelines for a Community Relations Strategy" sent

Council for the Homeless (NI)

• evidence of active discrimination against homeless people, so spirit of the legislation should extend to homeless people
• equality scheme should be set alongside other relevant legislation and policies

Disability Action

• disabled people may have an interest in other issues
• Minicom number not listed Appendix 3
• commitment of the necessary resources not included
• policies determined by other external organisations should be included in the screening process to ensure not abdicated
• demographics will dictate different priorities, therefore will be necessary to carry out independent impact assessments
• suggest a three year period to assess policies
• include contact person for complaints
• complaints procedure must be accessible and provide necessary support to complainant
• scheme to be available in a range of formats
• remove requirement for written request for results
• more information on training required
• list of available formats for information should include website and be widely disseminated through specialist publications of affected groups
• How will access to information and services be monitored to ensure equality of opportunity?

Downs' Syndrome Association

• inform public of those policies that will not be subject to impact assessment
• equality should be intrinsic part of services, therefore funds should not be diverted
• co-operation in production of schemes commended

EHSSB

• no substantive comment Eddie McGrady MP MLA
• generally comprehensive and well structured
• seeks clarification for innovative technique for advertising

Employers' Forum on Disability

• acknowledgement

Equality Forum NI

• list of issues to consider extracted from the Guidelines

Lesbian Line

• initiate and support awareness campaigns to redress inequality
• consult with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organisations
• consult and listen to groups who work on behalf of these groups
• consider how groups can be resourced to take an active part
• training should include trainers from groups
• carry out research on the obstacles to collecting data on employees or services users
• send copy of final scheme demonstrate inclusion of suggestions or reasons for non inclusion
• publish final scheme in publications aimed specifically at this group
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Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO)

• suggest legislation should include people who have a criminal record
• highlights that 75% of children leaving care have no educational qualifications
• poor educational provision for those in custodial units
• over representation of certain categories of children in juvenile justice system

Northern Ireland Pre-School Playgroups Association (NIPPA)

• list of policies for inclusion in the screening process not consulted on

Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust (NIVT)

• crucial to develop baselines and indicators to enable monitoring to be effective
• make more effort to be seen as independent and on the side of the public rather than part of the system
• name change
• Councils should have 'powers' as a watchdog body
• consideration should be given to overcoming cultural and institutional barriers to consultation
• screening should be an open and transparent process
• timetable for the work and training should be included
• clear information on complaints and how they will be dealt with
• 5 year review too long

Multi-Cultural Resource Centre

• regret that additional funding not made available to handle obligations
• service users require training, support and facilitation to make effective contribution
• few accurate statistics and data on minority ethnic service users
• low representation among service providers, policymakers and public appointees
• comments related to HPSS&PS in totality

Rural Community Network (NI)

• 'Rural proofing' vital aspect of scheme
• consultation should be taken to a wide range of venues and times with groups, by means of seminars, focus groups and collective debate/discussion.

Simon Community

• factors enshrined in equality legislation may not be applied to "homeless"
• importance of setting equality scheme alongside other relevant legislation and policies

Transport and General Workers Union

• list of policies very short
• need more details on training
• need commitment to resources
• will training be provided prior to screening and will there be further consultation?
• language demonstrated a lack of commitment
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Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA)

• commended commitment to consultation and public participation
• emphasis on communication underpins commitment

UNISON

• expect Council to actively embrace statutory duty - not evident
• willing to work co-operatively with Council to ensure sound processes for consultation
• introductory statement fails to follow required format
• functions should be set out in simple accessible language
• need further detail on functions
• Council is obliged to promote equality of opportunity regardless of where policy originated
• procurement and employment are functions to which du
• must be no rolling "five year" process of screening
• annual review must be circulated widely
• complaints procedure should match best practice
• the fact that Council has not already screened policies is welcomed
• issue of "evidence of higher or lower participation" must be further explained
• must not exclude individuals or groups from stakeholder meetings c
• oncern that draft scheme was not available in other languages, large print or audio tape
• must commit to a consultation process that is "timely, open and inclusive"
• must state that those involved in facilitating consultation must have necessary training and skills
• welcome commitment to 3 months consultation but should be the minimum imaginative ways of facilitating access to information must be developed
• need more detail on training

West Belfast Economic Forum

• foreword puts good community relations on par with equality of opportunity
• needs clear statement of commitment to resource to ensure effective implementation
• suggest representatives from the various categories are consulted in relation to the form of scrutiny committee
• caution use of sexist language such as 'chairman'
• co-ordinated approach between DHSSPS and Councils to statutory duty and policy development needed
• complaints procedure detail unsatisfactory also no detail on proposed sanctions against staff who fail to comply
• not clear if all policies are listed in Appendix 1
• timetable does not specify when consultation will take place, also monitoring not included
• unacceptable that draft scheme not available in other formats
• no commitment to the provision of information in Irish
• should seek wider access to data from other sources
• scheme should state how the Council intends to consult groups on how results of monitoring can be applied to policy development
• Irish is not an ethnic minority language Appendix 3
• list of criteria for monitoring and evaluation procedure
• assessment of monitoring arrangements to be completed in Year 1
• baseline data must be established
• training must involve trainers from the named categories
• training should be evaluated for effectiveness in meeting equality duty outcomes
• impact assessment and monitoring results must be sent to all consultees
• information and services must be made available in Irish
• if responses not included in final scheme, reasons must be given
• responses to complaints should not exceed 10 days
• register of complaints should accompany review
• formal review should be conducted together with consultees

Women's Aid

• Social exclusion experienced by women and children who have experienced violence or abuse in the home must be recognised by public bodies
• issue of domestic violence should be included in all training
• can assist in awareness raising training for staff

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Appendix 4

Seminar and group discussion participants

Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services
Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trust
Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trust, Community Nurse Manager
Arthritis/Rheumatism Campaign, Member
Carers National Association
Causeway Volunteer Bureau, Placement and Access Officer
CCETSW
Chest, Heart and Stroke Association, Stroke Family Support Co-ordinator
Community Development and Health Network
Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust, Corporate Affairs Manager
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Derry Travellers Support Group
Disability Action, Community Development Training
Disability Discrimination Project, Disability Discrimination Officer
Dungannon Health and Social Services Community Forum, Chairwoman
EHSSB, Director of Planning and Contracts
Equality Commission Extra Care, Chairman
Extra Care, Chief Executive
Housing Executive, Senior Housing Officer (Accounts)
ME Association, Committee Member
Newry and Mourne Mental Health Forum Insight User Group, Chairperson
Newry and Mourne Women
NIACRO, Family Services Manager
NIPPA, Assistant Director Field Services
Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health (NIAMH), Co-ordinator
Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust, Community Development Officer
PHAB, Assistant Chairperson
Portadown Carers National Association, Member
Rural Mental Health Project South Armagh, Project Development Officer
Senior Citizen's Consortium
SENSE, Regional Manager
Southern Education and Library Board, Human Resources Officer
Sperrin and Lakeland Trust, Equality Scheme Project Worker
The Orchard Centre, Manager
Training Organisation for Personal Social Services
Wave Trauma Centre, Co-ordinator
Western Health and Social Services Council, Member

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Appendix 5

Feedback from seminar participants

• plain English should be used;
• graphics should be included to make the contents attractive and visual;
• different formats should be available for groups of people such as visual impairment and learning disability;
• a two-tier approach should be used, that is, the full scheme and a simple A5 size 4 side guide;
• where possible, simple examples should be included to explain technical points: Quotation - "when a mother collects child benefit in the Post Office she wants to know her entitlement not the Act, Chapter and Section!";
• action will speak louder than words, that is, evidence of mainstreaming in HSSC business will be looked for by people who will never read a scheme;
• a similar approach should be taken to the slogan "EHSSC is an equal opportunity employer", that is, a logo could be used on stationery, for example, "EHSSC supports the right of equality of every person";
• the equality details should be introduced on a layered basis; "
• there is a need to raise public awareness;
• the public through representative groups needs to take ownership of the legislation;
• the responsibilities of employers should be offset by the rights of the public;
• awareness can be enhanced if the legal jargon is removed: Quotation - "the scheme is far too much to swallow at one go";
• take the message into communities via a roadshow;
• groups/commuities should be empowered through being given an understanding of equality issues;
• a review process (post 30 June 2000) should look at the effects of the scheme;
• an opportunity should be reserved to amend sections of the scheme in the light of experience;
• templates should be available to groups with a health and social care interest to consider the contents of related schemes.
• Languages - Has the draft been plain English approved? Have HSSCs been proactive producing in other languages/formats rather than 'on request'.
• Good Relations - reference is made. What does it mean to HSSCs? How are they going to promote? Include a statement of intention.
• Top Level Commitment - There is a signed statement by Chair/Chief Officer.
• Training of staff and members vague. How and who will do this? Training must become part of the culture of HSSCs. Too much current emphasis on training as to what constitutes an Equality Scheme. Training on good relations needed.
• Screening Process - Reference vague. How will it be done? What consultation will take place etc? Need to be developed within the document.
• Membership - Is there equality among membership? How will HSSC promote and encourage this?
• Awareness - How aware are public of HSSCs and their role? How aware is HSSC of its public/its profile/representative groups/data on each of the principles of section 75. Is the name a problem? What action will HSSCs take?
• Accessibility - How accessible are HSSCs to the public? What are the barriers, for example, language, sign etc, to consultation? How can the Councils effectively communicate with ethnic minorities and young people? How do they propose to address the difficulties?
• Document should have headings in bold; font size bigger (16 font), information on background and printed on yellow paper
• Short on how to manage the impact - how Council is going to do it?
• Recording of information for monitoring - difficulties gathering sensitive information.
• Specify name of Council and membership.
• Encourage attendance at Council meetings.
• Issue of children needs higher profile in Council's work
• Powers debated a bit more.
• Needs to promote identity a little more.
• Welcomed Council's initiative. Model to think about and thought other public bodies should do something similar. Would "need 10 similar sessions".
• Too much information for community/voluntary groups to take in.
• Do not now how to respond but agreed that it was important to respond.
• In some instances have not been given the statutory two months' time to respond.
• Not aware of grants being provided by Equality Commission. Those who were aware say timescale too short for training, therefore not interested.
• Consultation process and timescales unsatisfactory from everyone's point of view, that is, community/voluntary/statutory organisation.
• Everyone agreed that mainstreaming equality into an organisation's culture was important. Everyone's responsibility not just one person's job.
• n relation to monitoring, want people on the ground to be involved.
• Should law and guidance be revised to including good relations between all groups listed in 5.1 and 5.2?
• Disability definition needs to be enlarged to include all disabilities and to include mental illness.
• Agreed to Council's suggested priorities for screening.
• Want to be informed if organisation is taking responses on board.
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Appendix 6

How to make a complaint about the Eastern Health and Social Services Council

Appendix 7

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Appendix 8

Proposed timetable

The following timetable summarises the actions we propose to take after our equality scheme is approved.

Year 1 July 2000 - June 2001

Review our policies.
Consider policies to see if any need an impact assessment.
Carry out any impact assessments that are necessary.
Review how we monitor the effect of our policies.
Review our arrangements for providing information to the public.
Train our staff and members.
Conduct internal and external audit re community relations.
Produce a statement on the steps we have taken to promote equal opportunities and community relations.
Produce an annual report.

Year 2 July 2001 - June 2002

Carry out any impact assessments that are necessary.
Produce a statement on the steps we have taken to promote equal opportunities.
Produce an annual report.

Year 3 July 2002 - June 2003

Carry out any assessments that are necessary.
Produce a statement on the steps we have taken to promote equal opportunities.
Produce an annual report.

Year 4 July 2003 - July 2004

Produce a statement on the steps we have taken to promote equal opportunities.
Produce an annual report.

Year 5 July 2004 - June 2005

Produce a statement on the steps we have taken to promote equal opportunities.
Produce an annual report.
Review our equality scheme.

Appendix 9

June 2000 - May 2001

Appendix 10

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ORGANISATIONS WE WILL CONSULT

Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Community Relations Council

Professional Organisation

British Medical Association
Royal College of General Practitioners
British Nursing Association
Royal College of Nursing (Northern Ireland) Board
National Board for Nursing and Midwifery
British Association of Social Workers
Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
British Dental Association (Northern Ireland) Branch
British Dietetic Association
Northern Ireland College of Occupational Therapists
Northern Ireland Board Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Northern Ireland Branch of the Society of Radiographers
Society of Chiropodists
College of Speech and Language Therapists
British Orthoptist Department

Trusts and EHSSB Chief Executives

Belfast City Hospital
Down Lisburn
Green Park HealthCare
Mater Hospital
North and West Belfast
Royal Group of Hospitals and Dental Hospital
South and East Belfast
Ulster Community and Hospitals HSS Trust
Northern Ireland Ambulance Trust
Eastern Health and Social Services Board

General Practitioners

Donard Commissioning Group
Lisburn Primary Care Commissioning Pilot
South and East Belfast Primary Care Group
North and West Belfast Total Purchasing Pilot
North Down and Ards Total Purchasing Pilot
Eastern Multifund

Religious Organisations

Church of Ireland, Connor Diocese
Church of Ireland, Down and Dromore
Church of Ireland Youth Council
Roman Catholic, Catholic Chaplaincy, Queens University
Catholic Guide of Northern Ireland Region
Methodist College in Ireland
Methodist Bookroom
Methodist Chaplaincy
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Residential Trust, Belfast
Presbyterian Residential Trust, Bangor
Free Presbyterian Church, Belfast
Free Presbyterian Church, Lisburn
Liberal and Progressive Jewish Movement

Housing Associations

Oaklee Housing Association
Habinteg Housing Association
Church of Ireland Housing Association
Fold Housing Association

MPs - Eastern Board Area

Mr Jeffrey Donaldson - UUP, Lagan Valley
Mr Cecil Walker - UUP, North Belfast
Rev Martin Smith - UUP, South Belfast

Northern Ireland Assembly Members - Eastern Board Area

Lord John Alderice - Alliance Party, East Belfast
Mr Seamus Close - Alliance Party, Lagan Valley
Mrs Eileen Bell - Alliance Party, North Down
Mr Kieran McCarthy - Alliance Party, Strangford
Mr Sammy Wilson - DUP, East Belfast
Mr Edwin Poots - DUP, Lagan Valley
Mr Nigel Dodds - DUP, North Belfast
Mr Mark Robinson - DUP, South Belfast
Mr Jim Wells - DUP, South Belfast
Mrs Iris Robinson - DUP, Strangford
Mr Peter Robinson - DUP, East Belfast
Ms Jane Morrice - NIWC, North Down
Prof Monica McWilliams - NIWC, South Belfast
Mr David Ervine - PUP, East Belfast
Mr Billy Hutchinson - PUP, North Belfast
Ms Patricia Lewsley - SDLP, Lagan Valley
Mr Alban Maginness - SDLP, North Belfast
Ms Carmel Hanna - SDLP, South Belfast
Mr Alasdair McDonnell - SDLP, South Belfast
Mr Patrick Bradley - SDLP, South Down
Mr Eddie McGrady - SDLP, South Down
Mr Eamon O'Neill - SDLP, South Down
Mr Alex Attwood - SDLP, West Belfast
Dr Joe Hendron - SDLP, West Belfast
Mr Gerry Kelly - Sinn Fein, North Belfast
Mr Mick Murphy - Sinn Fein, South Down
Mr Gerry Adams - Sinn Fein, West Belfast
Mrs Bairbre De Brun - Sinn Fein, West Belfast
Mr Alex Maskey - Sinn Fein, West Belfast
Mrs Sue Ramsey - Sinn Fein, West Belfast
Mr Patrick Roche - UKUP, Lagan Valley
Mr Robert McCartney - UKUP, North Down
Mr Cedric Wilson - UKUP, Strangford
Mr Fraser Agnew - UU, North Belfast
Mr Ian Adamson - UUP, East Belfast
Mr Reg Empey - UUP, East Belfast
Mr Billy Bell - UUP, Lagan Valley
Mr Ivan Davis - UUP, Lagan Valley
Mr Fred Cobain - UUP, North Belfast
Sir John Gorman - UUP, North Down
Mr Alan McFarland - UUP, North Down
Mr Peter Weir - UUP, North Down
Mr Esmond Birnie - UUP, South Belfast
Mr Michael McGimpsey - UUP, South Belfast
Mr Dermott Nesbitt - UUP, South Down
Mr Tom Benson - UUP, Strangford
Mr John Taylor - UUP, Strangford
Roger Hutchinson, Independent Unionist for East Antrim

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District, Borough and Town Councils

Ards Borough Council
Belfast City Council
Castlereagh Borough Council
Down District Council
Lisburn Borough Council
North Down Borough Council

Trade Unions

Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union
UNISON
Union of Construction, Allied Trades (Northern Ireland) Branch
Union of Speech Therapists (Northern Ireland Branch)
Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union
Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union
General Muncipal, Boilermakers

Voluntary Organisations

ACCEPT
ACORD
Action Cancer
Action for all Speech and Language Impaired Children
Action for Disabled Customers @ BT NI
Action for Dysphasic Adults
Action for Sick Children
Action for the Victims of Medical Accidents
Action Mental Health Headquarters
Action MS Action Resource Centre (Arc) (NI) Property Ltd
Adolescent Support Unit
ADOPT
Age Concern
Agencies in Consortium for Education and Training (ACET)
Agoraphobia and Anxiety Society (NI)
AIDS Helpline (NI)
Al-Anon Family Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
All Children Together
Alzheimers Disease Society
Ards Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
Arthritis Care
Arthritis Research Campaign
Association for Improvement of Maternity Services
Association of Chief Officers of Vlountary Organisations (ACOVO)
Association of Disabled Professionals
Bangor Supported Living Scheme
Barnardo's
Beechcraft Trust
Belfast Common Purpose
Belfast Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre
Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre
Blind Centre for NI
Breastfeeding Support Organisation
British Deaf Association NI
British Diabetic Association (NI)
British Epilepsy Association
British Fluoridation Society
British Heart Foundation
British Medical Association (NI)
British Red Cross Society, N I & Isle of Man Regional Office
British Victims of Abortion
Brook Advisory Centre
Bryson House
BT Action for Disabled People
Buttle Trust
C/o CARE
Camphill Communities Trust (NI)
Cancer Helpline
Cancer Research Campaign (NI)
Carafriend
Carers' National Association
Carmen Trust
Cathedral Community Services
Cause for Mental Health
Chest, Heart and Stroke Association
Child Care Centre
Child Care Northern Ireland Ltd
Children's Law Centre
Chinese Welfare Association (NI)
Christian Fellowship Church Community Care Ltd
Church of Ireland Board for Social Resp (NI)
Coalition on Sexual Orientation
Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Blind
Committee on the Administration of Justice
Community Development and Health Network (Northern Ireland)
Community Health Development Office
Community Relations Council
Consumer Advice Centre
Corps of Commissionaires (NI Division)
Council for Advancement of Communication with Deaf People
Council for the Homeless, NI
Council on Alcohol Related Problems
Croft Community
Crossroads
Crossroads Care
Crossroads Caring for Carers
CRUSE - Bereavement Care
Cystic Fibrosis
Deaf Self Help Society - NI Institute for the Deaf
Disability Action
Disability Action Transport
Disable Care
Disabled Christians Fellowship Holiday Homes
Disabled Drivers' Association
Disabled Ex-Servicemen's Association
Disabled Living Centre
Down Cardiac Support Group
Down Community Health Committee
Down's Syndrome Association
Drug and Alcohol Information Centre
Dundonald & District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
Dunlewey Substance Advice Centre
Dunmurry Community Care
Dyslexia Association (NI)
East Belfast Community Development Agency
East Belfast Community Development Centre
Eating Disorder Association
Employers' Forum on Disability
Equality Forum Northern Ireland
Ex-Patients' Guild
Extern Organisation
Extra Care (Support for Carers of the Elderly)
Falls Community Council
Family Care Society (NI)
Family Helpline
Family Planning Association
Federation of Women's Institutes (NI)
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Foyle Friend
Friends of Montgomery House Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland
Gingerbread (NI)
Grange Care (NI) Plc
Greater East Belfast Partnership
Grosvenor Environmental Society Ltd
GROW in Northern Ireland (Community Mental Health Movement)
Haemophilia Society (NI Group)
Harmony Community Trust Health Environmental Services Department
Heartcare
Help the Aged
Home-Start Consultancy
Homedrive Drop-in Centre
Homeless Advice Centre
Homeless Support Team
Huntington's Disease Association of NI
Indian Community Centre Informed Choice
International Glaucoma Association
International Voluntary Service
Joss Cardwell Centre
KAIROS
Kilcreggan Homes Ltd
Kinghan Church
Lakewood Centre
Laryngectomy Group
Leo Star Talking Newspapers
Leonard Cheshire Foundation
LEPRA (British Leprosy Relief Association)
Lesbian Line
Leukaemia Research Fund
LIFE (NI) (Pregnancy Care Service)
Lisburn & District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children & Adults
Lisburn Health Committee
Lower Falls Association for the Handicapped
MacMillan Cancer Relief
Marie Curie Centre
McCrea Memorial Trust
ME Association
Mediation Network for NI
Medic Alert
MENCAP
MENCAP National Centre
Meningitis Research
Meningitis Research Foundation
Minority Ethnic Health Liaison Project
Money and Relationship Counselling (MARC)
Morton Community News
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Motor Neurone Disease Association NI
Moyard Centre
Multi-Cultural Resource Centre
Multicultural Resource Centre
Multiple Sclerosis Action Group
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Muscular Dystrophy (NI) Group
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association
National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society
National Eczema Society
National Federation for the Blind (NI Branch)
National League for Blind and Disabled
National Schizophrenia Fellowship
National Schizophrenia Fellowship NI
NEXUS Institute NI
NI Amputee Association
NI Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) Regional Off
NI Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux
NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association
NI Childbirth Trust
NI Childminding Association
NI Council for Orthopaedic Development (NICOD)
NI Council for Voluntary Action
NI Council on Alcohol
NI Deaf Youth Association
NI Disability Council
NI Dyslexia Assocation
NI Foster Care Association
NI Hospice NI Institute for the Disabled
NI Irish Congress of Trade Unions
NI Leukaemia Research Fund
NI Migraine Association
NI Paraplegic Association
NI Pensioners' Convention
NI Physically Handicapped and Able Bodied
NI Pre-School Playgroups Association
NI Society for Autistic Children
NI Support Group for Huntington's Chorea
NIAMH - Home Care Schemes
NIAMH - Information Service
NIAMH Central Office
NIAMH- Beacon Centre
NIGRA (Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association)
NIMBA (NI Mother and Baby Appeal)
NIPPA (NI Preschool Playgroup Association)
NORM-UK
North Down Voluntary Care and After Care Committee
North Down Volunteer Bureau Ltd
Northern Ireland African Cultural Centre
Northern Ireland Committee, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust
Northern Ireland Women's Aid Federation
Northern Ireland Women's European Platform
NSPCC
OPELS
Orchardville Society
Outreach Anorexia
PANDA
Paramedical Resource Centre
Parents and Professionals and Autism (PAPA)
Parents' Advice Centre
Parents' Support
Parkinson's Disease Society
Phabline
Polio Fellowship
Praxis, Promoting Mental Health
Presbyterian Residential Trust
Presbyterian Residential Trust
Prospects
Putting Children First
Queer Space
Rainbow Project
RAMS (Race Against Multiple Sclerosis)
Re-Solv
Retirement Association of NI, Active Retired Persons
Royal British Legion
Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Rural Community Network
Salvation Army
Save the Children
Save the Children Fund
SCOPE for people with Cerebral Palsy
SCOVO
SENSE (The National Deaf, Blind and Rubella Association)
SENSE Northern Ireland
Seymour Hill Caring Centre
Shadow Trust
Shankill Road Mission
SHELTER (NI) Ltd
Simon Community (NI) Ltd
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association
Springfield Charitable Association Ltd
SPUC (Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child)
St John's Ambulance
St Vincent De Paul
Staff Commission for Education and Library Board
Tear Fund
Telecommunications for the Deaf (TDD)
The 174 Trust
The Cedar Foundation
The Equality Unit
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
The Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland
The Patients Association
The Samaritans
The Society of Parents and Friends of Muckamore Abbey
The Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Threshold
Traveller Movement Northern Ireland
Twins and Multiple Births Association
Ulster Cancer Foundation, Combat Cancer Campaign
Ulster Hospital Ladies Committee
Ulster Institute for the Deaf
Ulster Pregnancy Advisory Association and Abortion Advisory Service Ltd
United Kingdom Homecare Association
United Response Northern Ireland
Voluntary Service Belfast
Voluntary Service Lisburn
Volunteer Development Resource Unit
West Belfast Economic Forum
Women's Forum Northern Ireland
Women's Information Group
Women's Suport Network
Womens Resource Development Agency
Workers Educational Association (NI District)
Workshops for the Blind
World Cancer Research Fund
YMCA Youth Line (Contact Youth)

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Ethnic Minorities

Chinese Welfare Association
Traveller's Movement (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities
Indian Community Centre
Multi-Cultural Resource Centre
Northern Ireland African Cultural Centre

Statutory Bodies

Centre for Child Care Research
Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland
Central Services Agency
The Northern Ireland Health Promotion Agency
Regional Director, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, QUB
Department of Nursing, UUJ
The Northern Ireland Regional Medical Physics Agency
The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Services Agency
Northern Ireland Voluntary Development Agency
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Education and Library Boards

Belfast Education and Library Board
Southern Education and Library Board
Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards

General

Health and Healthcare Research Unit
The Beeches Management Centre
Northern Ireland Home Safety Council
Committee on Administration of Justice
Local Government Staff Commission

Organisational Chart

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