The Prison Service (Pay Review Body) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

The Pay Review Body shall examine and report on such matters relating to the rates of pay and allowances to be applied to the prison service as may from time to time be referred to them by the Department of Justice.

With respect to matters referred to the Pay Review Body by it, the Department of Justice may give directions to the Pay Review Body as to the considerations to which they are to have regard and as to the time within which they are to report; and any such directions may be varied or revoked by further directions under these Regulations.

Where a matter has been referred to the Pay Review Body, they shall give notice of the matter and of any relevant direction to such organisations appearing to them to be representative of persons working in the prison service, and shall afford every such organisation a reasonable opportunity of submitting evidence and representations on the issues arising.

Where a matter has been referred to the Pay Review Body, their report shall contain their recommendations on that matter and such other advice relating to that matter as they think fit.

The Pay Review Body shall send any report made by them under this section to the Department of Justice and, upon receiving a report, the Department of Justice shall arrange for it to be published.

Where, following the reference of any matter to them the Pay Review Body have made a report, the Department of Justice may determine the rates of pay and allowances to be applied to the prison service, in accordance with the recommendations of the Pay Review Body, or make such other determination with respect to the matters in that report as it thinks fit.