Rural Needs Impact Assessments

The Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 imposes a duty on public authorities to have due regard to rural needs when carrying out certain activities and a duty to compile information on the exercise of the duties.

The following policies have been the subject of Rural Needs Impact Assessments:

Policy	Published
Rural Needs Impact Assessment - The appointment of DE Governors to school Board of Governors	12/05/2025
DE Rural Needs Impact Assessment on Financial Provisions Bill - DECAP	23/12/24
Rural Needs Impact Assessment - Review of Eligibility Criteria for FSM & UG	16/12/24
Rural Needs Impact Assessment - NI Teachers' Pension Scheme Member Contribution Yield	12/12/24
Resource Budget 2024/25	24/10/24
Review of School Uniform Policy	20/09/24
Executive Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Strategy 2024/25 measures	03/09/24
Normalising – Rural Needs Impact Assessment	02/01/24
The Reconstitution of school Board of Governors 2024	18/09/23
Review of Department of Education Guidance and Policy Framework on the Use of Restraint & Seclusion in Educational Settings	26/07/23
Department of Education 2023-24 Resource Budget	30/06/23
Northern Ireland Teachers' Pension Scheme: Proposed changes to scheme regulations	19/04/23
Fair Start KA1: Roma 0-6 Early Intervention Pilot	11/09/22
DE Corporate Plan 2023-2028	30/08/22
The Engage Programme III	29/07/22
Digital Devices 2021-2022	13/06/22
Mainstreaming Shared Education Strategy	25/07/22
Period Products (Free Provision) Regulations – Department of Education Public Service Bodies	20/06/22
Post Primary - Transfer 2023, 2024 and 2025 - Additional Places	31/01/22
Deferring School Starting Age	09/11/21
Northern Ireland Teachers' Pension Scheme - Proposed Changes to Scheme Regulations	20/12/21
Childcare Financial Support from 1 April 2021	31/08/21
The Engage II Programme	31/08/21
Outdoor Spaces for Play and Learning in Special Schools	30/07/21
Summer Scheme Programme 2021	24/05/21
Children & Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Education Framework	16/04/21
Childcare Covid-19 funding – September 2020 – March 2021	04/03/21
Engage Special Schools Programme	25/02/21
A Life Deserved - Caring for Children & Young People in Northern Ireland Strategy	19/02/21
Childcare Recovery Support Fund	25/11/20
SEN Framework 2020	30/09/20
Impact of COVID-19 - Alternative Awarding Arrangements for Occupational Studies and Entry Level Qualifications	13/08/20