Inquiries RHI Inquiry Reported

Reports & recommendations

45 recommendations, each with the government response on the record. Filter by government response or delivery status.

Title Volume Publication Date Recommendations Links
Report of the Independent Public Inquiry into the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Volume 1 — Chapters 1–19 13 Mar 2020 0
RHI Inquiry Report — Volume 2: Chapters 20–41
Original edition: Volume 2 — Chapters 20–41
Volume 2 — Chapters 20–41 Open current edition · Search this held text
Volume 2 — Chapters 20–41 13 Mar 2020 0
The Report of the Independent Public Inquiry into the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme Volume 3 — Chapters 42–56 & Appendices 13 Mar 2020 45

Recommendations (1)

RHI-43
Accepted in part

Independent Compliance Assessment

Recommendation
In addition, the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly ought, in the Inquiry's view, to give due consideration to an independent mechanism to assess compliance with codes of conduct in public life as they apply to Ministers and Special Advisers. Whatever …
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The Inquiry recommended independent assessment of compliance with ministerial and special adviser conduct codes. In October 2021, the Northern Ireland Executive accepted the recommendation with the exception of considering an independent mechanism to assess special advisers' compliance (Northern Ireland Executive response, Oct 2021). It stated that revised codes of conduct and ministerial enforcement arrangements had been introduced, while delivering induction programmes and publishing civil servants' interests required further work (Northern Ireland Executive response, Oct 2021). The Northern Ireland Audit Office found in October 2024 that the recommendation had been implemented (Northern Ireland Audit Office, Oct 2024).

Northern Ireland Executive · 07 Oct 2021 Accepted in part
Words of: Northern Ireland Executive, Executive Response to the RHI Inquiry Report Recommendations and Action Plan, Annex A, 7 October 2021
These recommendations can be accepted in full, with the exception of the consideration of an independent mechanism to assess special advisers’ compliance with the Code of Conduct. They have been addressed through work to date, including: • revisions to the Ministerial Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct for Special Advisers and NICS Code of Ethics, and the introduction of new Guidance for Ministers; • the publication of new enforcement arrangements for ministerial standards of behaviour; • agreement on the development of a multi-year outcomes-focussed Programme for Government, aligned with the Budget, including stakeholder engagement and consultation; • departmental induction and …
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