Publications

This document shows how each government department performed against the 10 working days target for processing payments for the year from April 2013 to March 2014.

The Northern Ireland Civil Service Information Systems (IS) Strategy 2014 outlines the proposed future information systems needs for the NICS to 2016/17.

Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Northern Ireland) Rules April 2014 - consolidated October 2015

Enterprises wishing to participate in NI government construction services contracts of value below the EU threshold, must have a health and safety competence assessment certificate, as a design practice.

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.
 

NICS staff handbook

The citizen contact strategy is a guidance framework  to assist departments in the transformation of their citizen-facing service delivery and on-going interactions with their customers.

The citizen contact strategy is a guidance framework  to assist departments in the transformation of their citizen-facing service delivery and on-going interactions with their customers.

Audit Committees exist to support boards and Accounting Officers by reviewing the comprehensiveness of assurances in meeting the boards' and Accounting Officers' assurance needs.

This policy screening form relates to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2014.

In line with the requirements of Article 4 (8B) of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (as amended), the Department of Finance and Personnel laid this report before the Assembly under the ‘Laid Papers’ procedure.

Update on pension reform for for the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland)  [PCSPS(NI)]

The following regulations were introduced by the Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and came into operation on 25th February 2014.

The changes to Technical Booklets F1 and F2 are made to take account of a recast of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Directive 2010/31/EU).

Letter from Head of Properties Division, Department of Finance and Personnel, highlighting amendments to the building regulations and supporting guidance.

The Building (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2014 implements the requirements of Articles 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings.

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates & Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2014 implements the requirements of Articles 2(9), 11(2)(a), 11(2)(b), 11(3) and 13(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings.

The Department of Finance and Personnel has consulted on the preferred approach to increasing employee contributions by an average of 0.53 percentage points from April 2014 compared to the position in April 2013.

This section contains the 2013-14 Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and illustrative accounts proformas.

Welfare Support Service aims to help increase the effectiveness of NICS Departments by assisting, where possible, in the resolution of staff problems.