# The Salaries (Public Services Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

S.R. 2026/138 · made 7 July 2026 · revised to 30 July 2026

This Order sets the salary for the office of Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman, pursuant to paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

Made under: Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Schedule 1 paragraph 6)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/salaries-public-services-ombudsman-order-northern-ireland-2026/pdf/nisr_20260138_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Salaries
Made 7th July 2026
Coming into operation 30th July 2026
In exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Salaries (Public Services Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 and shall come into operation on 30th July 2026.

## 2 Retrospection

Article 3 shall have effect from 19th November 2025.

## 3 Salary

The annual salary payable to the Public Services Ombudsman from 19th November 2025 is £130,000.

## 4 Revalorisation

Each year, on the revalorisation date, the annual salary payable to the Public Services Ombudsman shall be increased or decreased by the same percentage increase or decrease applied to salaries paid to staff employed by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission since the previous revalorisation.

## 5 The revalorisation date

In this Order, the revalorisation date is 19th November each year.

## 6 Revocation

The Salaries (Public Services Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 is revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Assembly Commission on 7th July 2026.
Lesley Hogg
Clerk to the Assembly

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order sets the salary for the office of Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman, pursuant to paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 to that Act provides that a salary order may have retrospective effect, and this order has such effect, increasing the salary payable to the Ombudsman with effect from 19th November 2025.
The Order provides for the annual revalorisation of the salary for the office of Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman, which will increase or decrease each year in accordance with any percentage change in the salary payable to staff employed by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/138 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/salaries-public-services-ombudsman-order-northern-ireland-2026
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