AQW 19170/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the budget provided to the Addressing Bullying in Schools Implementation Team each year since its creation.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 2 December 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 December 2024
- Answer due by
- 17 December 2024
- Answered
- 9 December 20247 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 came into effect in September 2021. The Addressing Bullying in Schools Implementation Team (ABSIT), within the Education Authority, was established in September 2022.
The Department’s total funding for ABSIT for the 2022/23 financial year was £275,000. As a consequence of wider budgetary pressures across the Department, in financial year 2023/24, funding was reduced to £270,000. For the current financial year, 2024/25, funding has remained at £270,000.