Six projects have been awarded the first tranche of transformation funding from the UK government to the Northern Irish Executive in the hope that they will reform public services.
The additional funding that came alongside Stormont’s return might not be enough to deliver financial stability in Northern Ireland, the nation’s fiscal watchdog has warned.
A £3.3bn funding package that led to Stormont being recalled will not provide long-term stability to services or public finances, new first minister Michelle O’Neill has said.
Proposals to recall Stormont include devolving corporation tax and providing £3bn of funding to put public services on a sustainable footing, the government has confirmed.
“Systemic underfunding” has put Northern Ireland’s education services into a financial crisis that could have a “lasting and detrimental impact on learners,” the Independent Review of Education has...
Northern Ireland’s civil servants have warned that “sub-optimal” budgets will lead to further cuts that could constrain council services and worsen court delays.
A shrinking budget and higher spending needs could force Northern Irish departments to make £800m of cuts this year, the nation’s financial watchdog has warned.
The Northern Irish Executive will be allowed to pay back a near-£300m overspend over two years rather than one, easing some of the huge pressure on departments that had been expected, but a UK...
The absence of a working Northern Ireland Executive is putting critical government services at risk and jeopardising public sector transformation, civil servants have warned.
The lack of political leadership in Northern Ireland risks politicising the role of civil servants, and UK ministers should intervene to oversee spending, a body representing senior officers has...
Delays in allocating post-European Union funding to Northern Irish departments have had “serious consequences” for organisations reliant on the funding, senior civil servants have warned.
Big overspends this year will lead to sharp real-terms cuts for Northern Irish departments next year, the devolved nation’s financial forecaster has warned.
Northern Ireland’s largest public sector union has become the latest to approve industrial action, which could go as far as strikes, following “the worst pay offer that any public sector worker has...
Profound divisions between officers, the lack of investment prioritisation and dated digital infrastructure are hampering Invest Northern Ireland’s ability to fully utilise government funding, an...
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