Barnardos

Lobbying Organisation Barnardos

Date published 18 Jan, 2018

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2017 to 31 Dec, 2017

Specific Details Eligibility for social housing

Intended results Ensure equity of treatment of victims of domestic abuse to social housing irrespective of their marital status

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity June Tinsley

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Request the department to review its document Policy and Procedural Guidance for Housing Authorities in Relation to Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-term Accommodation Needs to assess whether the provisions of Regulation 22 of the Social Housing Assessment within the context of the Public Sector Duty and whether it discriminates on the grounds of civil status.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

John McCarthy Secretary General (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)