How do I make a complaint if I am unhappy with the quality of service I received?

Date published: 24 May 2019

Last updated: 21 October 2022

How do I make a complaint if I am unhappy with the quality of service I received?

Our complaints procedure is easy to use and you can make a complaint if you are unhappy with the quality of service you received in any of the following ways:

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Full information for dealing with complaints is outlined in our Complaints Procedure Leaflet available below.

For details of the Quality of Service complaints received by the Department please see link below.

Making a complaint about top management in the department.

If you are a member of the public or an external stakeholder and your complaint is about a staff member in top management of the department, there is a different procedure for making a complaint.

Top Management in the NI Civil Service and its agencies means the Head of the Civil Service, Permanent Secretaries and anyone in a Grade 3/Deputy Secretary position (or equivalent level). 

Find out more about how to make a complaint about top management on the Department of Finance website at the link below.

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