AQW 9447/22-27
Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast
Tabled Date: 22/03/2024
Answered On Date: 12/04/2024
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the terms of reference; (ii) membership; and (iii) a breakdown of all meetings held in the last 12 months for (a) the Strategic Planning Group (SPG); (b) SPG Sub-group: Asylum Contingency Accommodation; (c) SPG Subgroup: Task & Finish; (d) Voluntary and Community Sector Forum; (e) NI Regional Delivery and Procurement Group; (f) the Council Engagement Group on Asylum Dispersal; (g) Move On Delivery Board; (h) the Move On Coordination Group.
Answer:
Details of membership and meetings of those Groups which are the responsibility of the Department are provided in the tables below. Additionally, available agreed Terms of Reference have been placed in the Assembly Library and can be accessed there. It should be noted that these are kept under review and updated as required, and further Terms of Reference will be added as necessary. The Move On Delivery Board is chaired by the Home Office and, as such, any requests for meeting information and Terms of Reference should be directed to them. The Regional Delivery Group (RDG) was chaired by the NI Strategic SMP and since its dissolution in April 2022 has been chaired by the Home Office. As such, any requests for meeting information and Terms of Reference should be directed to them. Strategic Planning Group: Refugee and Asylum Seekers (SPG RAS) | Membership | Meetings in last 12 months | The Executive Office Department for Infrastructure Department for the Economy Department for Communities Department of Health Department of Education Department of Justice Department of Finance Northern Ireland Housing Executive Education Authority SOLACE Police Service of NI Home Office | 16 Feb 2023 23 March 2023 20 April 2023 24 May 2023 20 July 2023 24 August 2023 23 November 2023 1 December 2023 20 February 2024 |
Strategic Planning Group Sub-group: Asylum Contingency Accommodation | Membership | Meetings in last 12 months | The Executive Office Home Office Mears Group Plc Department of Health Health and Social Care NI Department of Education Department for Communities Education Authority Department of Justice Police Service of NI Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland Housing Executive Department for the Economy Safeguarding Board for NI Conway Education Centre NICCY | 31 March 2023 16 May 2023 28 June 2023 14 September 2023 11 October 2023 13 December 2023 15 February 2024 |
Illegal Migration Act: Task and Finish Group | Membership | Meetings in last 12 months | The Executive Office Department of Justice Department for Communities Department of Health Department of Education Department for the Economy | 14 June 2023 3 October 2023 |
Voluntary and Community Sector Forum | Membership | Meetings in last 12 months | The Executive Office Barnardo’s Bryson Care International Organisation for Migration North West Migrants Forum Extern Law Centre Migrant Help Red Cross | 27 October 2023 25 January 2024 |
Council Engagement Group | Membership | Meetings in last 12 months | The Executive Office Migrant Help Home Office Mears Group Plc Northern Ireland Housing Executive Police Service of NI Education Authority Department of Health Local Councils | 04 May 2023 26 May 2023 28 June 2023 02 August 2023 07 September 2023 04 October 2023 06 December 2023 01 February 2024 14 March 2024 |
Move On Coordination Group | Membership | Meetings in last 12 months | The Executive Office Education Authority Northern Ireland Hosing Executive Department of Health Department of Education Department of Communities | 15 November 2023 22 November 2023 29 November 2023 6 December 2023 13 December 2023 20 December 2023 3 January 2024 10 January 2024 24 January 2024 7 February 2024 21 February 2024 6 March 2024 20 March 2024 |
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