An investigation into the handling of the High Street Voucher scheme has found that the Department for the Economy failed to comply with specific Equality Scheme commitments.
The investigation followed two complaints from an individual, made under Paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
The complaints alleged that the Department had failed to comply with its own Equality Scheme commitments as it did not fully or properly consider the potential equality impacts of excluding those under the age of 18 from the Scheme.
