Annex 1 - Overview of consultation stages

Action Plan Development: Feedback and identification of emerging issues from the Good Relations Action Plan 2016-21.

Internal Stakeholders: Policy Leads/ Heads of Business named on the 2016-21 Good Relations Action Plan

To obtain views on lessons learnt from the previous plan, what worked, what didn’t work, barriers to engagement, potential extension of existing actions and identification of new actions.

March 2021 (Policy Development).

Questionnaire completion by Policy Leads.

Action Plan development: Pre-consultation with targeted external section 75 groups/user groups and Assembly Commission staff.

Targeted user groups/section 75 groups.

Assembly Commission staff.

To obtain views from minority ethnic user groups and Assembly Commission staff on any issues or actions for inclusion and reasons for preferred options and preferences.

October 2021

Draft action plan issued for formal public consultation.

General public,

Assembly Commission staff, Members, Party Support Staff and building users.

To obtain views from specified groups and individuals on the Good Relations Action Plan 2022-25.

August – November 2022

12 weeks consultation period.