1. 19 th April 2012 John Bell Institute for Conflict Research

2.  Independent research organisation based in Belfast  Specialises in issues related to conflict, human rights, social transformation and social justice  Focus on issues relating to the conflict such as segregation to migration related issues reflecting changes in NI

3.  Baseline study for OFMdFM in 2004 and for DEL in 2009  Local studies in Belfast and Dungannon  More recent research on trafficking and forced labour

4.  Commissioned by NISMP in March 2012  ‘Information Portal’ to create a clear picture of migration and provide information to policy-makers and service providers  Highlight impacts on local services, communities and the labour market  Resource to be located on NISMP website

5.  Collating data on migration from government departments, education & library boards, CAB, health and social services trusts etc  Collating relevant data from other stakeholders in the private and voluntary sectors (e.g. STEP, SEEDS, ACSONI etc)

6.  Information will include quantitative and qualitative data  Presented in an accessible format online for users  Working in partnership with NISRA to help to utilise current data sets (e.g. Census data)

7.  Feedback today welcome as the project is only starting  Current categories include:  - General Data and Information  - Information for Policy Makers  - Information for Employers  - Information for Practitioners

8.  Demographics  Health and Social Care  Housing  Education  Employment and Skills  Integration and Social Cohesion  Enforcement and Abuse  Community Safety  Asylum Seekers and Refugees

9.  Immigration Legislation  Migrant Rights and Entitlements  Responsibilities under Devolution  Mainstreaming Migrant Issues in Policy  Section 75 and EQIA  Improve Monitoring of new migrants  Consult Migrants and Improve Participation

10.  Migrant Rights in the Workplace  Language and Interpreters  Sponsoring Non-EU Migrants  Recruiting Migrant Workers  Intra-Company Transfers  Improving Monitoring based on Ethnic and National Identity  Identifying Skills Shortages

11.  Rights and Entitlements of Migrants  Applying the Habitual Residence Test  Language and Interpreters  Improving Access to Services for Migrants  Improving Monitoring based on Ethnic and National Identity

12.  Data to create a clear picture of immigration and its short and long-term impacts  To include an accessible and adaptable guide on the rights and entitlements for migrants, policy-makers and service providers  To identify any gaps in or obvious duplication of data in the various thematic areas

13.  Crucial that the resource is sustainable and can be easily updated and built upon  Site will be regularly updated by NISMP  Information needs to keep being provided by stakeholders – a ‘living site’