AQW 13986/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 03/02/2021
Answered On Date: 11/02/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail any changes to the Volunteer Infrastructure Strategic Group; (ii) whether partners within the strategic group are treated and considered equally; (iii) whether any partner within the strategic group is providing a specific service for her Department; (iv) to detail the procurement process for this service; and (v) how this service has been communicated to other partners within the group.

Answer:

My Department provides funding to Volunteer Now and six independent Volunteer Centres under its longstanding Volunteering Infrastructure Support Programme.

The relationship between the Department and the seven organisations within the Group is governed by agreed delivery objectives around the shared service they provide. There is no organisation that provides a specific service for the Department.