Committee for Communities met on Thursday 24 September 2026.
On the agenda:
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Committee Business
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Anti-Poverty Strategy Update from Department for Communities
• Ms Grainia Long, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
• Ms Linsey Farrell, DfC
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from Charities Commission Northern Ireland
• Ms Frances McCandless, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Ainslie McMullan, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Fiona Muldoon, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from NICVA
• Denise Copeland, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
• Ms Donna Semple, Northern Ireland Community and Voluntary Association -
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from the Fundraising Regulator
• Mr Gerald Oppenheim, Fundraising Regulator
• Ms Lisa Caldwell, Fundraising Regulator
• Mr Paul Winyard, Fundraising Regulator
• Ms Gráinne Mathews, Fundraising Regulator -
Housing (Amendment) Bill: agreement of Committee stage arrangements
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Retention and Disposal Schedule – Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry
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End of session of report – Committee agreement
SL1 The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 -
Committee Business