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Briefings from the NSPCC Northern Ireland Policy and Research Unit

Our key briefings on legislation and policy relating to safeguarding and the protection of children and young people in Northern Ireland


2011


Inquiry into Victims and Witnesses of Crime: a submission to the Assembly Justice Committee by the NSPCC Northern Ireland (PDF, 81KB)
November 2011

Northern Ireland NSPCC campaign briefing: all babies count (PDF, 39KB)
November 2011
All babies count is an NSPCC campaign calling on the governments of the UK, as well as professionals and the public, to work with us to make the commitments on early intervention a reality.  For more information see our All babies count campaign website and our pages for professionals on children under one.

Briefing paper from the NSPCC Northern Ireland for the Education Committee on the ChildLine schools' service (PDF, 55KB)
October 2011

Briefing paper from the NSPCC Northern Ireland for the Health, Social Services and Public Safety Committee on the Legislative Consent Motion relating to the Protection of Freedoms Bill (PDF, 27KB)
June 2011

2010

NSPCC Northern Ireland submission to the Health and Social Services and Public Safety Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly on the Safeguarding Board Bill (PDF, 36KB)
September 2010

NSPCC Northern Ireland submission to the Assembly Health Committee on the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (PDF, 84KB)
February 2010.

Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety Official Report of the Evidence Session on the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland with the NSPCC (PDF)
February 2010.

NSPCC Northern Ireland briefing on abuse of trust in sport (PDF, 60KB)
January 2010.

2009

NSPCC Northern Ireland & Barnardo’s NI briefing paper on neglect for a debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly (24 November 2009) (PDF, 292KB)
November 2009.

Two countries, one border: the challenges and opportunities for protecting children on an all island basis – a critical turning point (PDF, 88KB)
October 2009. A conference paper presented at: Keeping Children Safe: Critical Times, Critical Issues. Biennial Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference (23 October 2009: University College Cork, Ireland). By Dr John Devaney (Lecturer in Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast) and Mr Colin Reid (Policy & Public Affairs Manager, NSPCC, Belfast).

Briefing and presentation to the Assembly Education Committee on key safeguarding and child protection issues by NSPCC Northern Ireland (PDF, 44KB)
June 2009.

NSPCC Northern Ireland briefing for Assembly debate on internet safety and the Byron Review (19 May 2009) (PDF, 52KB)
May 2009.

Domestic violence: child protection and impact on children (PDF, 56KB)
April 2009.

2008

NI Assembly debate on AccessNI and delays to enhanced certificates (PDF, 37KB)
October 2008.

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry into co-operation between the Northern Ireland Office and the Government of the Republic of Ireland in relation to law enforcement and criminal justice (PDF, 44KB)
September 2008.

Sports Coaches Abuse of Trust extension of definition in the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (PDF, 33KB)
February 2008.

Evidence from NSPCC Northern Ireland to the Assembly ad hoc Committee considering the draft Sexual Offences (NI) Order 2007 (PDF, 40KB)
January 2008.

2007

NSPCC Northern Ireland briefing for members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on cross border child protection (PDF, 40KB)
October 2007.