The LGBTIQ Consultative Council is an advisory body set up in 2013 by the then Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties. The aims of the Council are to advise government on those issues which impact on LGBTIQ persons and to put forward legislation, policies and other measures to advance the rights of LGBTIQ persons in consultation with the Minister. The Consultative Council is now an advisory body within the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms & Equality.