About Us

The Local Government Staff Commission was established as a statutory body under Section 40, 41, 42 and 44 and Schedule 3 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and its responsibilities were extended under the Housing Order (Northern Ireland)1976 to include the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE).

The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 further extended the Commission’s responsibilities.

In October 2013, following consultation on the future of the Commission, the then Environment Minister announced that the Commission, having implemented its important role in the reorganisation of local government programme, would no longer be required.  It was subsequently agreed by the NI Executive, at their meeting on 19 June 2014, that the Commission would be wound up on 31 March 2017. 

When the NI Assembly was suspended in 2017, it was not possible to have the necessary Dissolution Order in place to wind up the Commission as planned and its work is currently ongoing.

In December 2023 the Department for Communities informed the Commission that the provisional date for dissolution is 31 March 2027.