Publications

Policy Screening – Revised HR Handbook Chapter 8.30 - Starting Pay on Transfer to a New Substantive Grade

Policy Screening – Revised Secondment policy and guidance for inward secondment to NICS and outward secondments to external organisations.

This policy screening document relates to the proposed Public Service Pensions (Employer Cost Cap and Specified Restricted Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022.

The attached policy screening document relates to proposals to amend the provisions of The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.  The draft Statutory Rule mainly  correct minor and technical issues, resolve anomalies

From 1 June 2022, everyone in the Northern Ireland Civil Service who needs to use their private vehicle for work journeys will be subject to a new mileage policy.

The policy and toolkit have been developed to support staff and business areas to formally introduce hybrid working and facilitate new and more effective ways of working.  The policy is open to all staff including temporary agency workers and the scope for the extent of h

This equality screening document relates to amendments to the Regulations and a planned wider review.  The amendments will implement the following:

This equality screening document relates to amendments to legislation (coming into effect from 1^st April 2022) to introduce a new regulation that in effect bans the use of combustible materials on the external walls and specified attachments of ‘relevant build

Public service pensions in payment and deferred pensions, are reviewed in April each year to take account of changes in the cost of living.

This policy screening document relates to the Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2022.

The NI Fiscal Council was established on a non-statutory basis in March 2021 following the commitment made in the New Decade New Approach document to bring greater transparency and independent scrutiny to the current and future state of Northern Ireland’s public finances

The attached policy screening document relates to the NICS Menopause Policy.

This policy screening document relates to amendments to the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill at Westminster which would implement changes to the cost cap mechanism in public service schemes.

The attached policy screening document relates to the Future Delivery of Housing Benefit (Rates) and Low Income Rate Relief for Owner Occupiers Project.