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14 Sep 18
Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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6 Sep 18
Northern Ireland Assembly members’ pay will be cut until the country’s executive is restored, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland has announced today.
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6 Aug 18
Northern Ireland’s public services incurred the biggest spending per head in the UK in 2016-17, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
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18 Jul 18
Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley has said she will legislate to fill vital public appointments in the continued absence of a functioning executive at Stormont.
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10 Apr 18
Brexit could cause “irreparable harm” to devolution efforts, a think-tank has warned.
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9 Mar 18
Westminster has set Northern Ireland’s budget, as the country is still without its own administration.
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21 Feb 18
The UK government has suggested it will begin preparing a 2018-19 budget for Northern Ireland in a bid to provide “certainty and clarity”.
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16 Feb 18
Arlene Foster has called on Westminster to set Northern Ireland’s budget after a breakdown in talks to reform a shared government between the country’s two biggest parties.
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29 Jan 18
Northern Ireland faces a budget “D-day” in early February after which making key spending decisions will be “incredibly difficult” because of the lack of an executive at Stormont, MPs have been told.
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23 Jan 18
Public sector employment in Northern Ireland was up by 0.3% over the year to March 2017, though fell by 0.1% between the second and third quarters.
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12 Jan 18
Defra has insisted the Environment Agency will play a “critical role” in delivering the government’s environmental plans over the next 25 years, as a new watchdog is set up.
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5 Dec 17
Civil servants in Northern Ireland are “not delivering value for money” in their management of the government office estate, according to a report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
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5 Dec 17
Strong governance gave Belfast City Council both agility and assurance in a project to bring in high-speed broadband. Emily Twinch reports.
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1 Dec 17
Public service reform in Northern Ireland is “imperative” and needs to be a top priority if services are to be made more sustainable and effective, CIPFA has said.
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22 Nov 17
The chancellor has lifted a controversial £35m VAT liability imposed uniquely on Scotland’s police and emergency services.
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15 Nov 17
Westminster's imposed budget on Northern Ireland will see overall spending go up 3.2% and health spending rise by 5.4%, James Brokenshire has announced.
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10 Nov 17
Deputy prime minister Damian Green is facing complaints at today’s British-Irish Council meeting from the devolved governments that they have been sidelined by British ministers in the...
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2 Nov 17
Northern Ireland’s budget could be set in Westminster to stop public services running out of money as the deadlock between the DUP and Sinn Fein continues.
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9 Oct 17
Northern Ireland’s civil service is leading the way in innovative public sector IT, the CIPFA Northern Ireland annual conference heard.
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5 Sep 17
The pressure on public services in Northern Ireland caused by the deadlock in forming a new executive is making direct rule from Westminster increasingly likely, the Northern Ireland secretary...
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7 Aug 17
Concerns have been raised over “sweeping cuts” to Northern Ireland’s Supporting People programme, which helps vulnerable people live independently.
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17 Jul 17
The £1bn deal the DUP struck with the government could have some long-term and destabilising consequences for the UK, says Kevin Meagher.
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29 Jun 17
The government has announced it will fund abortions for Northern Irish women in England, ahead of the vote in Parliament on the Queen’s Speech.
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26 Jun 17
Theresa May’s £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionist Party has unleashed cross-party uproar in Scotland, after Downing Street made clear that there would be no consequential boost to the...
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12 Jun 17
The Conservatives are in talks with the Democratic Unionist Party to secure its support at Westminster. What does the party believe in, what concessions might it seek from the government and where...
14 Sep 18Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
6 Sep 18Northern Ireland Assembly members’ pay will be cut until the country’s executive is restored, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland has announced today.
6 Aug 18Northern Ireland’s public services incurred the biggest spending per head in the UK in 2016-17, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
18 Jul 18Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley has said she will legislate to fill vital public appointments in the continued absence of a functioning executive at Stormont.
10 Apr 18Brexit could cause “irreparable harm” to devolution efforts, a think-tank has warned.
9 Mar 18Westminster has set Northern Ireland’s budget, as the country is still without its own administration.
16 Feb 18Arlene Foster has called on Westminster to set Northern Ireland’s budget after a breakdown in talks to reform a shared government between the country’s two biggest parties.
12 Jan 18Defra has insisted the Environment Agency will play a “critical role” in delivering the government’s environmental plans over the next 25 years, as a new watchdog is set up.
5 Dec 17Strong governance gave Belfast City Council both agility and assurance in a project to bring in high-speed broadband. Emily Twinch reports.
22 Nov 17The chancellor has lifted a controversial £35m VAT liability imposed uniquely on Scotland’s police and emergency services.
10 Nov 17Deputy prime minister Damian Green is facing complaints at today’s British-Irish Council meeting from the devolved governments that they have been sidelined by British ministers in the...
2 Nov 17Northern Ireland’s budget could be set in Westminster to stop public services running out of money as the deadlock between the DUP and Sinn Fein continues.
9 Oct 17Northern Ireland’s civil service is leading the way in innovative public sector IT, the CIPFA Northern Ireland annual conference heard.
7 Aug 17Concerns have been raised over “sweeping cuts” to Northern Ireland’s Supporting People programme, which helps vulnerable people live independently.
29 Jun 17The government has announced it will fund abortions for Northern Irish women in England, ahead of the vote in Parliament on the Queen’s Speech.
12 Jun 17The Conservatives are in talks with the Democratic Unionist Party to secure its support at Westminster. What does the party believe in, what concessions might it seek from the government and where...
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