Louise Crilly appointed to top Northern Ireland civil service post
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Louise Crilly
Louise Crilly has been appointed to the most senior legal position in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
Ms Crilly has been appointed permanently as the Departmental Solicitor and head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI), having held the post on a temporary basis since April 2024.
As Departmental Solicitor, she leads the legal profession within the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) and oversees a large team of legal professionals.
She works with 164 colleagues and a budget of £12.6 million to provide service to all nine departments in the Northern Ireland Executive.
She is also a member of both the NICS board and the Department of Finance board.
Ms Crilly’s appointment was announced by NICS head Jayne Brady today alongside those of the new permanent secretaries in the communities, education and infrastructure departments.
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