Explanatory note

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.