AQW 27265/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 16/05/2025
Answered On Date: 26/06/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans in place to action the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People recommendations for Own Motion Powers to represent children and young persons.

Answer:

The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People’s recommendations for Own Motion powers are currently under consideration. This is being taken forward in the context of ongoing work to address the recommendations of the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ review of NICCY.