The 2014 Stormont House Agreement envisages recreation of the forum on a smaller scale with the title Civic Advisory Panel.
Accordingly, there have been no meetings of the Civic Forum during this Assembly mandate, which has also resulted in considerable savings to the public purse.
For instance, because of the economic downturn, the deputy First Minister and I brought together a group of stakeholders from across the community.
[7] A study of participants found that most welcomed this, although many argued that the forum should become smaller and have a clearer agenda.
However, in November 2015, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin agreed that, instead of reconvening the forum, they would establish a small civil advisory panel.