The FDA is committed to equalities and so believe that it is the right thing for all employers, no matter how big or small, to publish their gender pay gap. The union’s Gender Pay Gap Report as at 5 April 2025 is available here: FDA Gender Pay Gap Report 2025.
As the political temperature rises in the lead up to Northern Ireland’s May election, the FDA’s National Officer for Northern Ireland Robert Murtagh has once again called on MLAs to “keep civil servants out of the political crossfire.”
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman spoke as part of the Bright Blue Panel ‘can AI improve public services?’ at Conservative Party Conference 2026 on Monday 5 October.
While these changes begin to address challenges identified by our members in the CPS, the union continues its call for increased CPS funding, in order to help tackle these crimes long-term.
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