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Policy Watch Northern Ireland
5 December 2008
Stay up to date with the progress of consultations, legislation and White Papers affecting services for children and young people
Consultations
Consultation on Review of Irish-medium Education
A consultation on various ways of educating children through the medium of Irish. These include different models of immersion: learning entirely through Irish; and learning partially through Irish and partially through English.
Closing Date: Saturday 10 January 2009
Legislation
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill
Would introduce the legal changes necessary to allow unclaimed assets in dormant bank accounts to be redistributed to worthy causes. The intention is for a significant portion of the money to be spent on services for young people.
HM Treasury
Drugs (Reclassification) Bill 2007-08
Private members' bill to increase the classification on cannabis.
Christopher Chope MP
Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill 2007-08
Private members' bill mainly concerned with the sale of age-restricted products to children online.
Margaret Moran MP
Voting Age (Reduction) Bill
Private members' bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16.
Julie Morgan MP
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Key Consultation
Consultation on a National Framework for Assessing Children and Young People's Continuing Care.
The Department of Health is seeking views on a proposed...
Crib Sheet
Promoting Young People's Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Secondary Education: Consultation on the Evidence
Health organisation Nice is seeking to produce guidelines, which will...
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