Partnerships & Networks

bill of rightsBill of Rights Forum

Following discussions at St Andrews the Government committed to establish a Forum on a Bill of Rights and to convene its inaugural meeting in December 2006.

The Government has undertaken a short period of consultation on its proposals for the establishment of the Forum. The aim is to help create a body that commands widespread support from the political parties and wider society.

NICVA

The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action is the umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations in Northern Ireland.

CIVICUS

CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation, is an international alliance established in 1993 to nurture citizen action throughout the world.

AIM

The Association of Information Managers (NI) helps information workers in Northern Ireland.

Concordia

Concordia is a partnership of top level business, agriculture, trade union and voluntary organisations in Northern Ireland.

EPAG

The European Programmes Advisory Group was established in 2000 by NICVA as a forum for the sector to discuss issues about the EU and its funding programmes.

Equality coalition

The Equality Coalition is a broad based alliance of groups, committed to the full implementation of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act.

Four nations

This is a forum for the four sister organisations of the UK voluntary and community sector to discuss issues that have an influence on the sector.

ICT consortium

The ICT Consortium aims to support and promote the strategic use of ICT within the sector and to provide a collective voice on relevant ICT issues

Joint Forum

The Joint Forum gives the voluntary and community sector the opportunity to meet regularly with government departments.

Task Force

The Task Force was set up to consider what action was required to ensure that the sector continued to make a contribution to society.