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Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the Act) requires public authorities in Northern Ireland to have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promoting good relations. The Commission uses the tools of screening and equality impact assessment to assess the likely impact of a policy on the promotion of equality of opportunity and good relations.

Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the Act) requires public authorities in Northern Ireland to have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promoting good relations. The Commission uses the tools of screening and equality impact assessment to assess the likely impact of a policy on the promotion of equality of opportunity and good relations.

Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the Act) requires public authorities in Northern Ireland to have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promoting good relations. The Commission uses the tools of screening and equality impact assessment to assess the likely impact of a policy on the promotion of equality of opportunity and good relations.

Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the Act) requires public authorities in Northern Ireland to have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promoting good relations. The Commission uses the tools of screening and equality impact assessment to assess the likely impact of a policy on the promotion of equality of opportunity and good relations.

The Commission provided written evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee inquiry into reconciliation. This submission provides commentary under the following headings, aligned to the Commission’s statutory remit: The Commission’s interpretation of its principal objective to promote reconciliation, and how the Commission has sought to embed its principal objective to promote reconciliation.

This document sets out the interests of its Board of Commissioners.

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (the Commission or ICRIR) is an equal opportunities employer. We value and support all our people and are committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. These recruitment principles have been established to promote a professional and consistent approach to hiring across the Commission.

This policy sets out the ICRIR's approach to case categorisation within the Information Recovery stage.

The ICRIR recognises that many issues are raised by staff and addressed immediately by line managers – this is very much encouraged. This policy and procedure are aimed at those issues and concerns which remain unresolved, require help to get resolved, or are about serious underlying concerns. Raising concerns refers to staff reporting suspected wrongdoing at work, for example, concerns about data security, health and safety at work, acts of discrimination or negligence or a criminal offence, such as, fraud.