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DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
STAKEHOLDER EVENT
THURSDAY 21ST APRIL 2016CRUMLIN ROAD GAOL, BELFAST
Department for Communities
AGENDA
Department for Communities
Welcome
DfC update
Group discussion and feedback
WHAT IS DFC?
Department for Communities
UPDATE ON THE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
Leo O’ReillyPermanent SecretaryDepartment for Communities
Department for CommunitiesPermanent Secretary
Leo O’Reilly
Strategic Policy & Resources Group
Deputy SecretaryAndrew Hamilton
Community Regeneration &
Housing
Deputy SecretaryTracy Meharg
Community Cohesion
Deputy SecretaryIan Maye
Working Age
Deputy SecretaryTommy O’Reilly
Social Inclusion
Deputy SecretaryDenis McMahon
Department for Communities
DFC BOARD
STRATEGIC CONTEXT:NICS RESTRUCTURING PROGRAMME
Overview
Decision made during Stormont House Agreement
Executive’s decision to reduce number of Departments from
twelve to nine
Department for Communities is one of nine Future Departments
First Minister’s speech 2nd March 2015:
Staff will follow functions
No functions are being done away with and no policies will be
terminated
Department for Communities
Department for Communities
“...provides an opportunity for a leaner, more joined-up administration, with improved cohesion between, and within, departments. This should mean ultimately greater efficiency in our administration and improved service to our citizens.”
Executive, March 2015
NICS RESTRUCTURING PROGRAMMENine departments in total:
The Department for Communities
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
The Department for the Economy
The Department of Education
The Department of Finance
The Department of Health
The Department for Infrastructure
The Department of Justice
The Executive Office
Department for Communities
OFMDFM
Executive Office
Gender equality, sexual orientation equality, child poverty
All other DCAL
Functions
Functions Transferring to DfC
Functional Composition
All DSD Functions
Note: Not to scale
Employment Service
Dept for the Economy
Dept for the Economy
Debt Advice
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
Department for Communities
PROJECT PROGRESS
OUR OPPORTUNITY
The Executive agreement to include a
comprehensive range of social policy
responsibilities including poverty within a
single Department for Communities
which brings together for the first time
the key levers for achieving real societal
change.
Department for Communities
DAY 1May 2016
Business as usual will be maintained
Staff office movements will be minimal unless necessary
Change programme will continue across the NICS
New Executive and Departmental Ministers to be confirmed following elections
Department for Communities
WHAT WE DO Provide of decent, affordable, sustainable housing
Provide a social welfare system
Advise jobseekers and employers
Bring communities together
Maximise culture, arts, leisure, historic environment, voluntary and community sectors
Tackle disadvantage and promoting equality
DFC PRIORITIES Deliver for the NI Executive and contribute to the
Programme for Government
Create a cohesive and coherent Department that will:
Deliver effective strategic leadership and co-
ordination in support of Ministerial and PfG
priorities
Deliver and develop policy and operational
responsibilities across a wide and diverse range
of functions which deliver quality services to
citizens
Department for Communities
WHAT DOES DFC MEAN FOR YOUR ORGANISATION?
No functions are being done away with and no policies will be terminated
DfC budget
Restructured smaller public sector
Moving to an outcomes based approach
Partnerships
Department for Communities
WORKING TOGETHER
Coordinated strategies
Complementary working
Deliver a positive change for:
Communities
Households
Individuals
How will your organisation work with us to improve outcomes for citizens?he
outcome challengeOBA Questions (Mark Friedman – Trying Hard is Not Good Enough)
What are the quality of life conditions we want for the children, adults and families
who live in our community?
What would these conditions look like if we could see them?
How can we measure these conditions?
How are we doing on the most important of these measures?
Who are the partners that have a role to play in doing better?
What works to do better, including no-cost and low-cost ideas?
What do we propose to do?
Department for Communities
A NEW DEPARTMENT; A NEW WAY OF THINKING
Department for Communities
GROUP DISCUSSION
Department for Communities
GROUP DISCUSSION
(40 minutes)
Can you define what you consider to be the top three priorities for DfC in the short, medium and long term
What are the key opportunities and concerns that you would like to share with us today?
How do we build strong effective engagement with you?
Department for Communities
FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS
Tracy Meharg
Department for Communities
CLOSING REMARKS
Leo O’Reilly Permanent Secretary
