AQW 42768/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Social Development
To ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the current Volunteer Strategy for Northern Ireland; and whether it is on schedule to meet all of its objectives by 2016.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 24 February 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 February 2015
- Answer due by
- 11 March 2015
- Answered
- 26 February 20152 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Launched in March 2012 the 5 year volunteering strategy aims to provide the conditions which enables volunteering to flourish and ensure its impact on life in Northern Ireland is maximised.
In order to determine if the strategy is on schedule to deliver on its objectives my department has commissioned independent consultants to carry out an interim evaluation. This will provide an assessment of the strategy and whether it is on schedule to meet all of its objectives by 2016. This evaluation is planned to be completed by April 2015.