The research was co-produced with sectoral intermediaries Development Trusts Northern Ireland (DTNI), Trademark, and supported by Minister Hargey of the Department for Communities. The findings were distilled and published across a series of Technical Advisory Papers (TAPs), participation in a Ministerial Advisory Panel and through 26 policy recommendations (organised around the five pillars of Community Wealth Building) were presented to the Minister at a launch in October 2022.

 

Moira Doherty, formerly Deputy Permanent Secretary within the Department for Communities with responsibility for the Engaged Communities Group, gave the following testimonial to the work of QCAP:

QCAP’s collaborative approach involving local communities, the Department and Queens has been outcome driven. Together we have co-written journal articles for publication and I have been able to support a number of research bids. This included contributing to the successful UKRI bid, with Birmingham, for the Strategic Co-ordination Hub of the Policy Innovation Partnership…This link with the Local Policy Innovation Partnerships across the UK has the potential to contribute significantly to policy development in the Department and across Government through the UK-wide shared learning it should bring.

 

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