Publications

Numbers of staff, including agency in DAERA Regional Offices

Number of NICS staff 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 and Number of Ill Health Retirements 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

The purpose of this EPN is to remind pension scheme members of the importance of having an accurate and up to date death benefit nomination, how to nominate and how they can view or check...

Employee Pension Notice Is your Death Benefit Nomination up to date?

FOI DOF/2026-0370 Response

This page provides anti-fraud guidance for the public sector, including the Managing the risk of Fraud Guide (NI), the National Audit Office's (NAO) Tackling External Fraud Guide and the NICS annual theft and fraud report...

This page lists current FDs issued by DoF in 2026. The letters are listed in reverse chronological order. The most recent publication is FD (DoF) 05/26 - Annual Theft and Fraud Return to DoF 2024-25...

DOF 2026-0287 - External Consultancy, Digital Transformation Projects, DoF Headcount, Cost of maintaining vacant buildings, contracts, supplier payments, overseas trips

DP competition IRC313542 - number of applications; reasonable adjustments; online assessments; notice given before an interview

Competition IRC321609 - PPTO Planning Officer - candidate numbers; scoring; merit list; acceptances; timeframe

Competition IRC34201 - HPTO Planning Officer - candidates; interviews; panels

CSAB 683/26 - DoF Director of Human Resources

This page provides guidance for designated Northern Ireland bodies when providing information for the WGA process.

Following the recovery from the severe wildfires that occurred in the Mourne Mountains in 2021, the Department of Finance commissioned research to identify key issues in relation to the area’s long-term sustainable future.

Competition IRC320461 - Senior Scientific Officer - interviews; vacancies; panels; list; notifications of outcome

Employees and agency workers at PRONI; vacancies

Competition IRC320378 - DP Statistician - copies of candidate information booklet for last 6 recruitment campaigns

The Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 provides the legal framework for regular actuarial valuations of the public service defined benefit pension schemes to measure the cost of the benefits being provided.

Minister of Finance Oral Ministerial Statement – Consultation on the Business Growth Accelerator and Vacant Rating Reform

Minister of Finance Written Ministerial Statement - 2025-26 Provisional Outturn and 26-27 Available Funding