Evidence to the Finance Committee's NICS Inquiry

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Pivotal has provided written and oral evidence to the Finance Committee into the performance and culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

Grounded in our recent report, "Policy delivery in Northern Ireland", Pivotal's Director, Ann Watt, and Researcher, Tom Burns, attended the Finance Committee yesterday to provide oral evidence to their ongoing inquiry following the NI Audit Office's report, "Leading and resourcing the Northern Ireland Civil Service".

Our research raised a number of themes relevant to the Committee's inquiry:

  1. Leadership

  2. Recruitment and skills

  3. Culture

  4. Structures

  5. Data and targets

You can read our written evidence at the link below, or watch Ann and Tom's full session in front of the Committee here (from 1hr 47mins).

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Written briefing: Performance and culture of the NICS