About the Department
The Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) is one of 11 Northern Ireland Departments created in 1999 by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
DFP is responsible for:
- The strategic oversight of the expenditure managed by Northern Ireland Departments;
- The corporate personnel management policies of the Northern Ireland Civil Service; and
- A wide variety of services, many of which are carried out centrally on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service as a whole.
The Department is also responsible for two Agencies:
- Land and Property SErvices
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
In addition, the Department is responsible (jointly with the Department of Finance, Dublin) for the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). For Freedom of Information purposes the SEUPB operates under a separate Code of Practice. For further information please contact us.
