The Impact of Covid-19 on People With Learning Disabilities in Northern Ireland

Published on: 1st October 2020

This paper, a year on from DTNIs The Charter for Change, sets out a policy framework for community wealth building as defined by the Centre for Economic Strategies. The framework sets out how to build a new inclusive, local economy in Northern Ireland. The paper discusses the context for change - Stormont, the UK leaving the EU and Covid-19, and the overarching economic situation in Northern Ireland. The paper presents opportunities for unravelling, rather than entrenchment, of existing practises, with an updated ABCD of inclusive local economies, joined up working with clear roles for each key player, from central Government to communities, and a number of key recommendations.

Published on: 16th September 2026

This the Deloitte and Reform's 10th Annual Report on government and the public sector in the context of Covid-19 and its wider effects. The report examines the Ipsos MORI survey of 5,000 citizens and interviews with over fifty senior figures in government and public services, as well as for the first time business leaders. It also offers regional insights of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.