Publications

From the 31st March 2010 a suite of new British Standards for structural design replaced conflicting national structural design standards which have, from that date, been withdrawn by the British Standards Institution.(BSI).

The purpose of this notice is to inform employers of changes to the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) and the transitional protection available to individuals and the restrictions on the Annual Allowance for tax relief on pension savings.

This document provides a list of penalty charges for failure to produce valid energy performance documentation.

The summaries presented are for information only and should not be considered to set a precedent. Each application is considered on its own merits.

This advice note outlines the background to the regulations along with guidance on how the regulations apply to anyone planning to market their home for sale.

The purpose of this notice is to provide staff with updated information relating to partial retirement in the NICS pension arrangements following the introduction of the alpha pension scheme on 1 April 2015.

This section contains guidance in relation to office accommodation leases.

This policy screening form relates to the Civil Registration regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.

This policy screening form relates to the General Register Office (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013.

In May 2005 the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM) 2005 was published showing the spatial distribution of deprivation across Northern Ireland. The 2005 measures are now being updated by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 

This document sets out the Department of Finance and Personnel's operational arrangements for giving Ministers and their briefing officials pre-release access to official statistics once they are in their final form prior to the publication.

This notice is to update members on recent changes made to the scheme rules of the PCSPS(NI) and CSCS(NI) by Civil Service Pensions.

Summary of Rules

This presentation is an overview of alpha particularly relevant to PCSPS(NI) members.

These case studies provide some examples of how the move into alpha would affect people in a range of different circumstances. The information in these case studies will apply to most members.

Consultation on proposals to reform public service pensions from April 2015 - reminder to staff

This section contains guidance letters issued by DoF in relation to use of consultants and external professional resources.

The Department of Finance and Personnel, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(5) of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(a), makes the Regulations outlined below.

Draft statutory rules of Northern Ireland

To assist understanding, a full glossary of terms is provided below. It explains certain terms and references used throughout the consultation paper and it is hoped that the clarifications are useful for the purposes of considering this consultation document.