Implications of Brexit

Advancing the rule of law on equality and human rights

Grant: £68,755
November 14, 2018

The loss of this underpinning due to Brexit puts equality and human rights at risk – in law and in practice. This project will address this by advancing the rule of law on equality and human rights in the two key areas of replacing EU funding and legislative change

Brexit, Devolution and Civil Society (Conference).

Grant: £21,000
November 14, 2018

The project will be a two-day event held in Belfast for around 80 guests.

The event will include participants from across the devolved nations.Its objective is to strengthen civil society’s voice on the Brexit process so that their needs and concerns influence Brexit decision-making and related developments.

Support to scope and develop a full project proposal to addressing IWA Governance Policy Group priorities

Grant: £16,450
November 14, 2018

This project’s aim is to resource the IWA to scope out a fully costed project proposal focussing on two key priorities,

• strengthening inter-parliamentary relations post Brexit
• mapping governance structures in Wales and contributing to shaping local government reform.

The scope will include identifying collaborative work with IWA’s Education Policy and Media Policy groups, and developing partnerships in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and Europe.

Ensuring children’s access to services and their legal rights and protections in a post-Brexit NI

Grant: £40,000
June 20, 2018

Expanding work to map the potential impact of Brexit on children rights by developing work with academic partners and NGOs.

Coordinating the civil society response to Brexit Bills

Grant: £84,375
June 20, 2018

Supporting civil society organisations to engage with parliamentarians and government officials in the policy making process arising out of the decision to withdraw from the EU, focusing on promoting open and accountable law making.

A study into the future of the Scottish Legal System following the UK's decision to leave the European Union

Grant: £8,200
June 20, 2018

Undertake a study into how leaving the European Union will affect Scots law and the Scottish Legal System.

Mapping the UK’s responsibility for human rights in British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories

Grant: £10,000
June 20, 2018

Mapping the constitutional arrangements between the UK and its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories in terms of international human rights obligations and responsibilities, and supporting subsequent evidence-based policy engagement on these issues.

Mainstreaming the Rule of Law in Parliament

Grant: £92,850
June 20, 2018

Devising and implementing a strategy to build legal capability amongst parliamentarians by helping them to understand how and when rule of law principles are relevant and how they can be used to improve legislation.

EEA citizens pooled fund

Grant: £200,000
November 16, 2017

This is part of a pooled fund to help secure a fair process for EEA nationals to stay in UK in accordance with the law. The fund will work on two main issues: capacity of civil society to engage with policy on matters for EEA citizens, especially vulnerable groups; and provision of information for vulnerable groups about the process, potentially looking at technology solutions.

Initially, NPC will work with experts to develop a suitable strategy for the fund and the fund will be advised by a council of experts throughout. NPC will conduct due diligence on potential grantees and put forward the most relevant organisations. A committee of NPC staff with relevant expertise in grant-making and policy work will peer review and decide the grants with oversight from council of experts.

We expect the fund to open for grants for two years from Spring/Summer 2018. Gathering and disseminating knowledge to benefit the wider sector will be a key objective of the fund and NPC will monitor the funding and disseminate learning (through roundtables, events, blogs) for another year.

Wales Civil Society Forum on Brexit (Wales-CSFB)

Grant: £97,613
November 13, 2017

Wales-CSFB will focus on Welsh civil society’s engagement in Brexit. It has two key, mutually supportive aspects.

The first is to support civil society groups (CSGs) to engage actively in debate and inform decision-making around Brexit, by providing reliable and accessible legal expertise, timely information and a co-ordinating role.

The second is to inform academic work on civil society engagement with Brexit. This aspect will facilitate tailored legal expertise on Brexit for civil society in Wales. It will include a baseline statement of legal challenges and opportunities for civil society from Brexit. Academic work will be informed by insights from civil society on communities’ experience of debates around and consequences of Brexit.

The project is a partnership between the Wales Governance Centre (WGC) at Cardiff University and Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA).