Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder.<\/p>
The Department does not hold records of contracts held before this period. Prior to 2016, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission held the following contracts:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Reports available from the Department\u2019s accounting system are available from the 2017-18 financial year. The Department has not paid for services from Deloitte & Touche or PricewaterhouseCoopers during this period. Amounts spent with Ernst & Young and KPMG are detailed below. These were all for external training provider services.<\/p>
<\/p>
Financial year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Ernst & Young (£)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> KPMG (£)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 20,537<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 14,836<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 22,441<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 33,834<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7,661<\/p><\/td> 15,523<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022-23 (to 31 October)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2,220<\/p><\/td> 665<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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These include trade disruption and diversion, significant costs and bureaucracy for traders and areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the United Kingdom.<\/p> <\/p> The Northern Ireland Protocol has impacted on the supply of Kosher and other products for religious observance to Northern Ireland, as traditional suppliers in Great Britain have not been willing to engage with the bureaucratic processes required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.<\/p> <\/p> It\u2019s our preference to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. However, we are proceeding with legislation, which aims to fix the practical problems the Northern Ireland Protocol has created.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> One of the key things this proposed legislation would do is to create a \u201cgreen channel\u201d for goods moving and staying within the UK - so the movement of kosher and other religious products would not be subject to the complex rules with which suppliers are currently having to deal.<\/p> <\/p> In the meantime, UK Government Ministers have engaged extensively with the Jewish community in Northern Ireland to understand the challenges they face and officials have been working closely with the community to enable them to access the products they require.<\/p> The implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently presenting very significant challenges for people and businesses in Northern Ireland. These include trade disruption and diversion, significant costs and bureaucracy for traders and areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the United Kingdom.<\/p> <\/p> The Northern Ireland Protocol has impacted on the supply of Kosher and other products for religious observance to Northern Ireland, as traditional suppliers in Great Britain have not been willing to engage with the bureaucratic processes required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.<\/p> <\/p> It\u2019s our preference to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. However, we are proceeding with legislation, which aims to fix the practical problems the Northern Ireland Protocol has created.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> One of the key things this proposed legislation would do is to create a \u201cgreen channel\u201d for goods moving and staying within the UK - so the movement of kosher and other religious products would not be subject to the complex rules with which suppliers are currently having to deal.<\/p> <\/p> In the meantime, UK Government Ministers have engaged extensively with the Jewish community in Northern Ireland to understand the challenges they face and officials have been working closely with the community to enable them to access the products they require.<\/p> The implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently presenting very significant challenges for people and businesses in Northern Ireland. These include trade disruption and diversion, significant costs and bureaucracy for traders and areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the United Kingdom.<\/p> <\/p> The Northern Ireland Protocol has impacted on the supply of Kosher and other products for religious observance to Northern Ireland, as traditional suppliers in Great Britain have not been willing to engage with the bureaucratic processes required under the Northern Ireland Protocol.<\/p> <\/p> It\u2019s our preference to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol through talks and the Government is engaging in constructive dialogue with the EU to find solutions to these problems. However, we are proceeding with legislation, which aims to fix the practical problems the Northern Ireland Protocol has created.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> One of the key things this proposed legislation would do is to create a \u201cgreen channel\u201d for goods moving and staying within the UK - so the movement of kosher and other religious products would not be subject to the complex rules with which suppliers are currently having to deal.<\/p> <\/p> In the meantime, UK Government Ministers have engaged extensively with the Jewish community in Northern Ireland to understand the challenges they face and officials have been working closely with the community to enable them to access the products they require.<\/p> The Government has provided £3.8 million of funding to Fair4All Finance to pilot the No Interest Loan Scheme, which will help consumers in vulnerable circumstances to access affordable credit. These loans will be administered by Credit Unions, Community Development Finance Institutions and other lending organisations. HM Treasury are working with Fair4All Finance to facilitate the launch of the pilot in Northern Ireland and my officials will support HM Treasury in exploring the prospect of a quicker rollout in Northern Ireland.<\/p>"}
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