To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel if there is a unified policy across all Departments regarding the payment of employees' professional registration fees.

The Subscriptions to Professional Bodies policy in the HR Handbook covers payment by Departments of subscriptions to professional bodies for individual members of staff. Departments may pay subscriptions to a professional or similar body on the employee’s behalf if they believe it can be justified. This would include the payment of registration fees if required. This policy applies across all Departments in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.