Public Finance Scrutiny Unit Workshop Series

Serving a shared aim and related objectives, the two Series are as follows:

Public Finance Scrutiny Workshop Series – It provides an online "five-stop" reference guide of individual modules that examine the Executive Budget cycle from a Northern Ireland Assembly scrutiny perspective. Collectively, the below modules: define Northern Ireland's Public Finance Framework (PFF); set out how Northern Ireland's Executive Budget cycle is a sub-cycle of the United Kingdom Government's Budget cycle; and, highlights when, why and how to engage throughout the Executive Budget cycle and undertake scrutiny:

  1. Northern Ireland Executive Budget Cycle: explaining key concepts to support Assembly scrutiny

  2. Northern Ireland Public Finances: demystifying and supporting Assembly scrutiny throughout the Budget cycle

  3. Spending Plans and Supply Estimates Process: supporting Assembly scrutiny during Formulation and Approval stages of Budget cycle

  4. In-Year Monitoring: supporting Assembly scrutiny during Execution stage of Budget cycle

  5. Resource Accounts: supporting Assembly scrutiny during Audit stage of Budget cycle

Economic Scrutiny Workshop Series – It provides an online "four-stop" reference guide of individual modules that examine economic theory and practice from a Northern Ireland Assembly perspective. Collectively, the below modules: explain fundamental economic principles; and importantly, outline why such principles are important and relevant to economic development at the devolved level of government in Northern Ireland:

  1. Economic Performance: Why measure economic performance (overall economic output and growth) in Northern Ireland, and how is that done?

  2. The Labour Market: Why be aware of Northern Ireland's labour market performance?

  3. Sectors and Productivity: What are key groups of institutions in the Northern Ireland economy and how is their economic activity categorised?

  4. Economic Impact: What are key impacts of individual economic events; and how do those impacts subsequently affect the wider economy?