Departmental Guidance

This section is designed to provide Departments with advice and guidance on the following issues:

In November 2009 the Commissioner released CPA NI's new logo with her 14th Annual Report, this along with the Redulated logo has been redesigned and these can be accessed below.  Please contact the office for availability in other formats.  

Guidelines in regards to the proper printing and publishing of both new Logos have been created and can be downloaded via the link below:

All queries should be submitted to CPA NI by completing the CPANI Departmental Query Form by close of play on a Monday. CPA NI will endeavour to provide an answer within 8 working days following the Monday close of play deadline.  

Any query received after that will be held until close of play the following Monday for answer within 8 working days of that date.

CPA NI will accept other queries, related to an urgent situation, during the course of a competition.  An explanation should accompany the need for an urgent response.

The aim of the CPA NI Logo is to give brand recognition, by highlighting the fact that many public appointments are made in accordance with CPA NI procedures.  Its use indicates to potential applicants that there is a properly regulated and audited process, where everyone will be treated equally and fairly.

The CPA NI Regulated logo can be downloaded for use in adverts, application packs etc.

It must be included in public advertisements for all appointments within the Commissioners remit and on the press release which announces these appointments.

Where appointments are carried out under the auspices the regulated Logo, CPA NI have the right to audit the appointments and to investigate any complaints about the procedures used to make these appointments.  

The link below provides some helpful hints and reminders when dealing with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Public Appointments in Northern Ireland

Code of Practice hints and reminders (60kb) PDF