Publications

External financial guidance circulars for 2013

Advice from the Chief Medical Officer to HSC professionals for 2013.

This circular advises principals and Boards of Governors on the duty to verify information contained within applications for admission.

This Circular reminds schools about their responsibility to have in place an eSafety policy. It provides guidance on eSafety in the context of the new C2k contract, Education Network (ni) and in relation to non C2k networks.

Disclosure and barring arrangements: vetting requirements for (i) the recruitment of staff to further education colleges (ii) existing staff and (iii) students.

This circular sets out the new arrangements with regards to the presentation of NI criminal history information obtained from PNC as displayed on AccessNI Disclosure Certificates.

This circular sets out the new arrangements with regards to obtaining updates from AccessNI and police forces (including PSNI) on the progress of a disclosure application.

This Circular provides information for schools on the introduction of the joint Department of Education and Department of Health Food in Schools policy.

Reference LSC 15-13 relates to the schedule of fees circular and corresponding tables setting out the fee structure for LAA, civil legal aid, civil statutory cases and ABWOR.

This Newsletter provides an update of changes within AccessNI.

Circular LSC 14-13 sets out the rates of remuneration for work undertaken in relation to committal proceedings.

Circular LSC 13-13 sets out the rates of remuneration for work undertaken in relation to Proceeds of Crime proceedings in the Magistrates court under civil legal aid.

The attached Determination gives effect in law to new arrangements for payment of a Re-organisation Allowance.

This Newsletter provides an update on changes within AccessNI.

This Circular is to remind schools of the need to have a policy on Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in place.

This circular provides information and guidance on the principles and definitions of learner retention, achievement and sucess.

This Circular is to inform schools about the findings of the Education and Training Inspectorate’s (ETI) report “A Baseline Survey of Road Safety Education in Primary and Post-Primary Schools across Northern Ireland”.

This circular sets out how AccessNI will consider applications for Enhanced checks in respect of volunteers from 3 May 2013.

Reference LSC 11-13 – advises practitioners of new procedures to be followed when prior authority is required to engage the services of an expert, with effect from 07 May 2013, in criminal cases only; and also includes the corresponding form and guidance.

This circular sets out the new AccessNI policy in terms of how complaints and disputes will be handled.