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  • Consumer Council Concludes Work To Address Irregular Payments Issue
    20 December 2011

    Following its announcement in March this year that irregular payments were found to have been paid to some staff, the Consumer Council says work to address the issue has concluded.

  • Consumer Council Shows You How To ‘weather The Winter’
    7 December 2011

    What to do and who to call if snow affects your flight, there’s a sudden power cut, or your pipes freeze or burst, are just three of the topics covered in the Consumer Council’s new ‘Weather the Winter’ leaflet, which launches the Council’s Winter Campaign today (7 December).

  • Good News For Ni Cheque Users
    14 July 2011

    The Consumer Council has welcomed news that the Payments Council has scrapped its plans to phase out cheques by 2018 . The Consumer Council said the announcement would come as good news to the two in five consumers here who use cheques annually .

  • Consumer Council Identifies Irregular Payments To Some Staff
    25 March 2011

    The Consumer Council has identified through an independent audit that irregular salary payments amounting to £230,000 have been made to a total of 29 staff over a six year period.

  • Consumers Have Their Say On The Ni Executive Budget Proposals
    16 February 2011

    A Consumer Council report - Budget 2011- issued today (16 Feb) details the views of consumers in response to the NI Executive draft budget and spending plans which have been issued by each Government Department.

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