Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
19 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants set to get long-awaited pay offer
Funding allocation finds additional £100m for public sector pay after restoration of executive
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
15 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
NI public sector pay: Finance minister raises ‘serious concerns’ as £3.3bn details of package confirmed
Current deal “does not provide sustainable solution” to pay pressures, minister says
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
06 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
'Corrosive': Unions hit back at accusations of politicisation among Scottish civil servants
Defence of civil service impartiality comes after claims Covid Inquiry evidence showed officials had been “captured” by the SNP
£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
01 Feb 2024 Local & Devolved
£4bn funding gap puts councils at ‘tipping point’, MPs warn
Committee says well-run authorities are at risk of going bust without extra cash for 2024-25
Northern Ireland: Return to power sharing in sight as DUP agrees deal
30 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland: Return to power sharing in sight as DUP agrees deal
Northern Ireland Executive is set to return once Westminster government passes legislation
Treasury called to action over worsening Whole of Government Accounts delays
29 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Treasury called to action over worsening Whole of Government Accounts delays
MPs say late publication and missing figures make £1tn public spending snapshot less and less useful
PM appoints towns tsar to oversee regeneration plan
26 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
PM appoints towns tsar to oversee regeneration plan
Adam Hawksbee, deputy director at Onward, gets interim chair position
Pressure mounts on ministers to release funds for NI pay rises
25 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Pressure mounts on ministers to release funds for NI pay rises
Heaton-Harris must act to "meet the overdue wage bill of our public servants", union chief says
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
22 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
NI secretary: New legislation will 'help to stabilise finances' as devolution deal deadline expires
Chris Heaton-Harris says he will act to "support Northern Ireland departments" to stabilise public services
Unions back NICS head's call to address 'unacceptable pay disparity' ahead of strike
17 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Unions back NICS head's call to address 'unacceptable pay disparity' ahead of strike
Tomorrow's strike can be averted if UK government makes funds available for pay rises, unions say
Devolution ‘should return to centre of government’, MPs told
17 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Devolution ‘should return to centre of government’, MPs told
Ex-minister also calls for Northern Ireland Civil Service to be put on same footing as Scottish and Welsh counterparts
Northern Ireland civil servants to join mass strike next week
11 Jan 2024 Local & Devolved
Northern Ireland civil servants to join mass strike next week
NIPSA union blames UK government's failure to address pressure on pay and services as staff join "biggest ever" walkout