AQW 42768/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 24/02/2015
Answered On Date: 26/02/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the current Volunteer Strategy for Northern Ireland; and whether it is on schedule to meet all of its objectives by 2016.

Answer:

Launched in March 2012 the 5 year volunteering strategy aims to provide the conditions which enables volunteering to flourish and ensure its impact on life in Northern Ireland is maximised.

In order to determine if the strategy is on schedule to deliver on its objectives my department has commissioned independent consultants to carry out an interim evaluation. This will provide an assessment of the strategy and whether it is on schedule to meet all of its objectives by 2016. This evaluation is planned to be completed by April 2015.