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Public Consultation - Priorities for Youth

Public consultation on Priorities for youth policy

Consultation start date: Monday, 17 September 2012

Consultation end date: Monday, 10 December 2012 at 0:00am

Consultation on Priorities for Youth

This consultation is now closed.

The "Priorities for Youth: Improving Young People's Lives Through Youth Work" policy consultation closed on 10 December 2012. The responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and a summary will be published on the Department of Education website in due course.

Consultation documents

The consultation documents can be accessed via the links below:

Prioities for Youth (English) (PDF 6.4MB)

Priorities for Youth (Irish) (PDF 6.4MB)

Priorities for Youth (English plain text version) (PDF 104KB)

Priorities for Youth (Irish plain text version) (PDF 111KB)

Priorities for Youth - Young People's Version (English) (PDF 1.8MB)

Priorities for Youth - Young People's Version (Irish) (PDF 1.8MB)

Additional information

Additional supporting information is available in the appendices below:

Appendix 1 - Facts and Figures - Issues and outcomes of young people (English)(PDF 127kb)

Appendix 1 - Facts and Figures - Issues and Outcomes of Young People (Irish) (PDF.127kb)

Appendix 2 - DE Policy Context (English)(PDF 91kb)

Appendix 2 - DE Policy Context (Irish)(PDF91kb)

Appendix 3 - Evidence from Education and Training Inspectorate (English) (PDF 24kb)

Appendix 3 - Evidence from Education and Training Inspectorate (Irish) (PDF 25kb)

Appendix 4 - Wider Government Policy Context (English) (PDF 28kb)

Appendix 4 - Wider Government Policy Context (Irish) (PDF 28kb)

Appendix 5 - European and Regional Strategic Context (English)(PDF 35kb)

Appendix 5 - European and Regional Strategic Context (Irish) (PDF36kb)

Appendix 6 - External Factors, Pestle Analysis (English) (PDF 54kb)

Appendix 6 - External Factors, Pestle Analysis (Irish) (PF 55kb)

Appendix 7 - Pre-consultation Findings (English)(PDF 30kb)

Appendix 7 - Pre Consultation Findings (Irish)(PDF 36kb)

Appendix 8 - Summary of Issues (English) (PDF 28 kb)

Appendix 8 - Summary of Issues (Irish)(PDF 32kb)

Appendix 9 - Terms of Reference and membership of Priorities for Youth Stakeholder Group (English)(PDF 43kb)

Appendix 9 - Terms of Reference and Membership of Priorities for Youth Stakeholder Group (Irish)(PDF 32kb)

Appendix 10 - Example of outcomes framework (English)(PDF 86kb)

Appendix 10 - Example of Outcomes Framework (Irish)(PDF 32kb)

Appendix 11 - Participation of Young People (English)(PDF 28kb)

Appendix 11 - Participation of Young People (Irish)(PDF 32kb)

Appendix 12 - Summary of Priority Areas and Proposed Actions (English)(PDF 63kb)

Appendix 12 - Summary of Priority Areas and Proposed Actions (Irish)(PDF 64kb)

Equality Impact

The Priorities for Youth was subject to an Equality Impact Screening, which showed that the policy would have no adverse impacts that would require a full Equality Impact Assessment.

The Equality Impact Screening document is available below:

Priorities for Youth - Equality Screening (MSWord 190kb)