[Note: The NI Executive responded to recommendations 8-18, 24, 26-28, 32b, 34-36 together as a group under the 'Professional Skills, Resourcing, Record Keeping and Raising Concerns' themes.] NI Executive Response (October 2021): These recommendations can be accepted in full. They have been addressed in work to date through: initial steps to establish a project delivery profession which will, once in place, take forward the recommended programme of professional development; the introduction of a Learning and Development Framework for the NICS Economist Profession; the development and issuing of a new protocol for engaging with HMT. Further work is required to: complete the establishment of the Project Delivery profession, including the appointment of a Head of Profession; deliver the strategy under development for the NICS finance profession; establish a framework for engagement between the neighbouring administrations.