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Northern Ireland Region
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INFORMATION
Community Empowerment
Presentation – February 2022
To view the presentation on Community
Empowerment which was delivered at the
NAC UK Conference in Glasgow on 25-27
February 2022, please click here.
Emergency Planning & Resilience
Presentations - June 2022
To view the presentations
on Emergency Planning &
Resilience which were
delivered at the NAC UK Conference in
Southport on 24-26 June 2022, please
click below:
NAC Community Resilience
NAC Emergency Preparedness Part 1
NAC Emergency Preparedness Part 2
Advice NI Presentation
- August 2022
To view this presentation, which was
delivered to the Partnership Panel, and
covers the current Cost of Living Crisis
please click here
In December 2021 the NAC provided a
detailed response to a consultation held
by the Department for Communities on
the Local Government Pension Scheme
(Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022.
The Regulations were made on 24
March 2022 and came into operation
from 18 April 2022 and the Department
has published the Synopsis of
Responses and Departmental Response
to the consultation, this can be viewed
at-
https://www.communities-
ni.gov.uk/consultations/consultation
-draft-local-government-pension-
scheme-amendment-regulations-
northern-ireland-2022
Local Government Pension
Scheme New Regulations – April
2022
Causeway Coast & Glens Women’s
Working Group Presentations
– July 2022
At the NAC NI Region
Members’ Meeting held in
Coleraine on 20th July
2022 presentations were delivered by
Causeway Coast & Glens Women’s
Working Group Chair and Vice Chair,
Councillor Leanne Peacock and Alderman
Michelle Knight McQuillan.
To view Cllr Peacock’s presentation please
click here
Legitimate Presentation
January 2022
At the NAC’s Members Meeting Hub on
26 January, an informative presentation
was provided by the founders of
Legitimate, Caoimhe and Gerard. This
was followed by a Q & A session. To view
the presentation please click here.
Legitimate are a Belfast based company
that have spent the last 18 months
developing an on-line platform, with the
aims of helping to combat
disinformation, and reducing the ability
for people to troll or publicly post
negative comments on your articles or
content. They have been funded by Invest
NI technology grants to date and have
tailored their resource for journalists and
politicians who they feel seem to be a
focal point for online abuse.
NAC NI Region Outcomes Report
January 2023
The NAC NI Region Conference “The
NAC at 30 years, Defining Our Positive
Future” took place in Cookstown on
Tuesday 27 September 2022.
A report has been compiled from this
event which includes the input by NAC
Members, and this will form the basis
for the NAC NI Business Plan for the
future. To view this report please
click here.