As Secretariat to the All Party Group on the Voluntary and Community Sector , NICVA is pleased to advise that remaining arrangements for the APGs meeting schedule for 2025 have now been agreed as follows:
March : Tuesday 25 March 12.30pm - 2pm, Senate Room Parliament Buildings, Stormont
May : Tuesday 27 May 1pm- 2pm Senate Room, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
September : Tuesday 23 September 1pm- 2pm Senate Room, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
November: Tuesday 18 November 1pm- 2pm The Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Details of how to register your interest/attendance and planned agenda will be made available on the NICVA website prior to each meeting.
The most recent APG was held on Tuesday 27 May 2025 in the Senate Room, Parliament Buildings, Stormont. You can read more about that meeting here
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To receive meeting notices and updates on the work of the All Party Group please contact Kathy Maguire, NICVA at [email protected] to join the APG mailing list.
What is the All Party Group on the Voluntary & Community Sector ?
All Party Groups (APGs) provide a forum by which MLAs and outside organisations and individuals can meet to discuss shared interests in a particular cause or subject. In this case, the wide range of issues facing the Voluntary and Community Sector – from funding through to recognition and collaboration.
The stated purpose of the All Party Group is to :
‘ensure issues affecting voluntary and community organisations are recognised and discussed throughout the workings of the Northern Ireland Assembly, in order to recognise the value of the sector and ensure that the relationship between government and voluntary and community organisations contributes to the wider well-being of people in Northern Ireland and that organisations are enabled to operate to their full potential.’
Chaired by Diane Forsythe MLA with NICVA as Secretariat, this APG provides a platform to advocate for the future role and sustainability of our sector and provide meaningful opportunities to engage directly with local MLAs on a collaborative basis.
The current Office bearers for the APG are as follows:
Chair: Diane Forsythe MLA
Vice Chair: Sian Mulholland MLA
Secretary : Brian Kingston MLA
