About our consultations
As part of establishing the Commission, we want everyone to have the opportunity to input on its design and on the content of its key policies. We consult publicly on many aspects of our work. This is a list of our public consultations and surveys – take a look at our proposals and make sure your voice is heard.
Please submit your responses by email to ICRIR Engagement Team engagementteam@icrir.independent-inquiry.uk or by post to Freepost ICRIR.
Previous consultations, surveys and invitations to provide feedback:
We have also consulted and/or asked for feedback on other topics. You can find links to these (and to findings, once these are published) below.
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Aligned with the Commission’s core values of integrity, impartiality, openness, accountability, and respect, it is paramount that we also cultivate an inclusive and diverse organisation that listens to and understands the people it serves.
This proposed Equality Scheme sets out the work that the Commission will take which puts these words into action. The consultation was open until 29 May.
Status: ⛔ This consultation has now closed – thank you to all those who have submitted a response. Your feedback and suggestions are invaluable in shaping our Equality Scheme. We submitted the Scheme to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) in June 2024, for a six-month review. We anticipate finalising and publishing the Scheme in December 2024. This will fully realise and ensure our commitment to promoting equality and diversity.
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Given the context of the Commission’s work, it is vital that we pay particular attention to not simply removing obstacles, but proactively ensuring that people with disabilities feel confident that they can access the Commission’s services.
The Commission proposed this Disability Action Plan and asked for feedback from the public. It was open until 17 May 2024.
Read the response to this consultation
The Commission asked for feedback from the public on its proposed Disability Action Plan. This response document highlights the feedback we received and the final decisions made.
Commitment to Inclusivity
We are committed to promoting positive attitudes towards people with disabilities and encouraging their participation in all aspects of the Commission. Our dedication to creating an inclusive environment ensures that every individual feels valued and supported within our organisation.
Incorporating Public Feedback
We value the input from the public and have integrated their suggestions into the final version of our Disability Action Plan. Feedback received during the consultation period has been instrumental in shaping our approach, ensuring that our initiatives are both effective and reflective of the needs of the community.
Status: ⛔ This consultation has now closed – thank you to all those who have submitted a response. Your input significantly contributed to the development of our Disability Action Plan 2024-2029. We published our response to this consultation in July 2024. It reflects our dedication to accessibility and inclusivity for people with disabilities.
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This consultation document explains the Commission’s proposed operating model and how investigations will be carried out. It sets out more information about how victims, families and survivors will be involved at key steps in the investigation. It is important to the Commission that people across Northern Ireland, Great Britain, and wider have the opportunity to provide input to the design of how the Commission works. It asks a series of questions about how you would want to see the Commission run.
Read the response to this consultation
The Commission asked for feedback from the public about key aspects and stages of the Commission’s operational design. This response document highlights the feedback given to the Commission and the final decisions for the operational design. The Operational Design Framework can also be viewed below.
Status: ⛔This consultation has now closed – thank you to all those who have submitted a response. Your comments and suggestions helped us develop the Operational Design Framework. We published our response to this consultation in July 2024.
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The Commission has set out as a principle that it should focus on providing useful information to those affected by the Troubles. While the legislation is fixed there is wide flexibility about how this Commission is designed and how it can support individuals, embedding a trauma informed approach. The Commission sought feedback from the public about key aspects and stages of the Commission’s development. This consultation focused on how the Commission embeds a trauma informed approach
Read the response to this consultation
In the consultation, the Commission said that the trauma informed approach
that it embeds will be subject to continuous improvement and will need to be
refined, evolved and amended iteratively over the lifespan of the
Commission. The Commission has a number of areas to consider when planning how to achieve its trauma informed approach in the longer term. These include (a) feedback provision, (b) emotional support, (c) engagement with external experts, and (d) quality assurance of any external support provider.
Read the Consultation Response: Implementing a Trauma Informed Approach
Read the ICRIR Framework for Implementing the Trauma and Resiliency Informed Model (TRIM)
Status: ⛔ This consultation has now closed – thank you to all those who have submitted a response. Your comments and suggestions helped us develop the Framework for Implementing the Trauma and Resiliency Informed Model (TRIM). We published our consultation response in October 2024.
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We recently carried out our second public survey to gather views on how the Commission’s information recovery processes should work.
Whatever your views on the Legacy Act, we want to hear from you about how you want the Commission to work in practice. Your views matter, so make sure your voice is heard. Responses are anonymous and confidential and the data will help us understand how people want us to carry out our work to find out information about the past and work towards reconciliation.
Status: ⛔ This survey has now closed – thank you to all those who have submitted a response. The survey results are awaiting publication.
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We carried out our first public survey, Have Your Say 1, in July and August 2023. This initial survey asked some introductory questions about what is most important to you in the way the Commission does its work. Thank you to everyone who took part.
We’ve published an anonymised report sharing the responses. We also drew on those responses to develop a draft paper describing some possible ideas for how the Commission might carry out its information recovery work. This design considerations paper is published on our website so that people can give their views – please comment by emailing us via our Contact Us page.
We’re now carrying out further surveys building on this work. You can always find these on our website. Please get in touch via our Contact Us page if you would like to be added to our mailing list to know when a survey is coming up so that you can take part.
Status: ⛔ This survey has now closed – thank you to all those who have submitted a response. We published the survey results in September 2023.
If you have any questions regarding our consultations and surveys, contact the ICRIR Engagement Team via engagementteam@icrir.independent-inquiry.uk or by post to Freepost ICRIR.