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Housing
New licensing scheme to regulate ownerships of HMOs
The passage of 2016’s Houses in Multiple Occupation Act means that landlords of houses with multiple occupation (HMOs) in Northern…
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Housing
Neighbourhood regeneration
The London School of Economics’ Bert Provan discusses neighbourhood regeneration and what actually matters to residents. Discussing ambitions by the…
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Education
Moving the Autism Act forward
Renewed calls for the full implementation of Northern Ireland’s Autism Act, passed in 2011, have focussed a spotlight on the…
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Education
Have your say to keep children and young people safe online
As a draft e-safety strategy for Northern Ireland is published for consultation, the National Children’s Bureau’s Claire Dorris encourages everyone…
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Education
Record number of children in care in Northern Ireland
Over 3,000 children were recorded as living in care in Northern Ireland in 2018 by the Department of Health. The…
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Education
Childcare provision in Northern Ireland and beyond
With just 12.5 hours per week of funded childcare per week, Northern Ireland is falling behind its UK counterparts and…
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Education
Supporting agencies to tackle childhood adversity across Northern Ireland
The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI) is working with its 27 member agencies to build a trauma informed workforce…
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Education
Integration: A future direction
David Whelan visited Brownlow Integrated College in Craigavon, the first school to transform to integrated status in Northern Ireland, to…
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Education
Save the Children launch Building Blocks programme supporting the foundations for early childhood
Across Northern Ireland too many families struggle to pay the bills and put food on the table. Simple items like…
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Education
Curriculum Sports Programme a victim of squeezed education budget
The Department of Education (DE) ended funding for the Curriculum Sports Programme, which provided primary schools with coaches from the…
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