Formal public consultation was launched on 9 September 2016 with over 800 letters and emails distributed to a wide range of stakeholders including statutory, independent, voluntary and community sector organisations and political representatives.
In total there were 104 responses received, several of which were composite responses from multiple organisations. Appendix A shows the list of respondents to the consultation exercise.
This report summarises the responses to the consultation and sets out the Department’s response and next steps.
Consultation Analysis Report