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Guiding Principles
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is independent of government and was set up to make recommendations to government on the guiding principles and steps necessary to safeguard staff interests and ensure their smooth transfer to new organisations.

To date, 10 Guiding Principles have been accepted and circulated by government.
Details of these, as well as background information on the PSC, can be found on the website link below:

The Public Service Commission sees effective communication with staff as a fundamental requirement. For this reason the first Guiding Principle accepted by government related to the development by employers of effective communication strategies. All future communication on the Local Government Reform Programme will comply with this, particularly in relation to staffing issues.