In May 2022, the Head of the Civil Service and the Permanent Secretaries for the Departments of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the Department of Finance (DoF), jointly commissioned an Independent External Review into the handling of concerns and other serious matters, raised in a case taken by a former DAERA employee.
The action plan and two reports setting out the findings from the review can be accessed in the documents below. The full cost of the External Independent Review is £106,970.98 excluding VAT.
Progress report on implementing the action plan in response to External Independent Review – January 2024.