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Equality screening of new and revised policies

In fulfilling the University's obligations under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the University's Equality Scheme includes a commitment to consult on the implementation of new and revised policies, as defined by the Equality Commission NI, with regards to equality of opportunity and good relations.

The University recently consulted on the equality screening of new and revised policies, as defined by the Equality Commission (NI), for the period November 2024 to April 2025. The equality screening consultation exercise closed on Friday 8 August 2025.

Please note that we are unable to respond to comments received after the consultation period closed and will not be able to include these in the summary of feedback received. The summary table below will be updated in due course to include feedback received during the latest exercise.

The next public consultation is scheduled for October 2025.

A summary of feedback from recent consultations is included below.

Previous Consultation Exercises - Summary and Feedback
Summary tableFeedback
Summary table of the policies screened (November 2024 - April 2025)Summary of feedback pending
Summary table of policies screened (April 2024 - October 2024)No feedback received
Summary table of policies screened (November 2023 - March 2024)Feedback received from public consultation - March - July 2024
Summary table of policies screened (April 2023 - October 2023)Feedback received from public consultation - October 2023 - February 2024
Summary table of policies screened (November 2022 - March 2023) No feedback received
Summary table of policies screened (April 2022 - November 2022)Feedback received from public consultation - December 2022 - March 2023

Accessibility – Alternative Formats

Ulster University will strive to ensure that all relevant information can be made available to consultees in appropriate formats.

Requests for information to be made available in an alternative format, can be made to the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team at the Equality Inbox.

Additional links

If you wish to be added to the University's consultee list, or are already a consultee and wish to amend your contact details, please fill out our online form.

The full list of University-wide Policies and Procedures is available on the Office of the University webpage.