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The employment contract. Where a department or agency, following negotiation or consultation with the relevant Trade Union Side, has exercised a delegation to change the conditions of service of its staff, the relevant paragraphs of this Handbook will not apply to those staff.

In such cases, the staff concerned will be advised of the terms and conditions which are applied by their department or agency by means of a Departmental or Agency Handbook or other readily accessible document and which areas of the NICS Staff Handbook do not apply to them. It follows, therefore, that the provisions of this Handbook do not apply in those areas where a department or agency has promulgated alternative arrangements.

This category contains guidance and good practice on corporate governance which describes how organisations should be directed and controlled which is vital for effective financial management and risk management in the public sector.

You can also contact us for further information. This section contains guidance in relation to use of consultants and external professional resources including, the decision to use consultants, procurement, management, recording and reporting of expenditure on external consultants and departmental consultancy co-ordinator forum supplementary guidance to assist with management and implementation of key guidance.

This section contains guidance and good practice on corporate governance which describes how organisations should be directed and controlled which is vital for effective financial management and risk management in the public sector.

This section contains guidance setting out the requirements for departments to obtain prior DoF approval before making commitments or incurring expenditure.