Publications

Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre was commissioned to carry out a sectoral study on the Cost of Doing Business.

The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024, came into effect on 6th May 2025, introducing new and amended regulations in Part E (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations and an amendment to Regulation 8 ‘Application...

FOI DOF/2025-0248 - Total Costs for use of Accountancy Firms 2022-2025

This newsletter contains important information and news about your Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) pension, including sections on things you may need to tell us about.

Useful contacts for Pensioners

The Department has developed a Social Value Strategy as part of its implementation of the Procurement Policy Note 01/21 Social Value in Procurement.

The Department of Finance is required to make these Directions by the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022.

NICS People Strategy 2025-2030

This page lists current FDs issued by DoF in 2025. The letters are listed in reverse chronological order. The most recent publication is FD (DoF) 02/25 - Guidance on the Format of the Remuneration Report...

Staff following promotion requesting downgrading/regrading

Grade 7 competition IRC306697 - process for sifting

Competitions IRC306697, IRC306441 & IRC306391 - sift appeals; use of AI

Grade 7 competition IRC306697 - panels; reviews

Grade 6 & Grade 7 General Service competition tests

Follow on from DOF/2025-0132 - Competition IRC304959 Grade 6 Climate Change, Science & Innovation - 5 additional posts filled

NICS EO2 vacancies

NICS AO vacancies

Competition IRC308012 - Grade 7 Accountant - eligibility sift

Grade 7 competition IRC306697 - tests; interviews; competencies

Grade 7 competition IRC306697 - eligibility sift; vacancies; interview process