That's all from us after a detailed report from Sir Patrick Coghlin and plenty of reaction from our politicians.

The assembly will meet on Monday for a three-hour debate on the report.

Join us again then.

North Down MLA Andrew Muir of the Alliance Party tells BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra, "not many of the people mentioned in the report are coming out smelling of roses".

He adds that there needs to be a "culture change" as "some basics" were missed, such as minute taking.

"We need to ensure all levels of government respond to this report and ensure that the recommendations are implemented," he says.

"Not many people will be relieved reading this report," says Mr Muir, adding that the matter really damaged public confidence in government in NI.

"We need to ensure those mistakes are never repeated."

Speaking on BBC Evening Extra, Sinn Féin's chief whip John O'Dowd says his party will spend the next few days "reading and studying the report".

When asked about references in the document to his party colleague Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, he says any "criticism relating to his role" was after issues with the RHI scandal had come to light and "did not relate to the RHI scheme itself".

He adds that the scheme was the responsibility of the DUP minister who was in control of commissioning, designing and overseeing the scheme.

However Mr O'Dowd says there are lessons in the recommendations to be learnt by all parties.

Mr O'Dowd adds that there are "clearly differences between us and other parties" but that everyone is "trying to make" power sharing work and to ensure "proper procedures are in place".

"We need to be ensuring that we are working for families and workers and delivering change this society needs," he adds.

Alliance finance spokesperson Andrew Muir says reform of the devolved institutions is essential following the release of the RHI inquiry report.

"At first glance it appears there are clear lessons to be learned and issues of real public concern, showing why reform of the institutions is essential," says Mr Muir.

"This report must act as a watershed moment for those who have been criticised directly, as well as the wider culture and system of governance, which enabled their actions and inactions."

SDLP leader Colm Eastwood responds to the publication of the RHI inquiry. He calls for "urgent reform" of government processes.

TUV leader Jim Allister has also responded to the report.

He says: "Although the language in the report is quite neutral, it's abundantly clear that the panel was appalled by what they found passes in government here, leading them to the conclusion that this government was never fit to handle a scheme like RHI.

"There was an appalling level of ineptitude and no accountability.

"It may be because the blame was spread so widely that some who deserve more criticism have gotten off lightly.

"I look forward to playing my part in being a catalyst in bringing those issues to the assembly."

In conclusion, Sir Patrick says he hopes the work of the inquiry "will not only have been of interest of the public but will also have served the public interest".

"We hope that you will all agree of the importance to give priority to this report and its findings in the interests of the people of this jurisdiction," he says.

Sir Patrick says that if the inquiry's report is "followed both in letter and spirit, it will much more difficult for the type of general problem discovered in respect of the Northern Ireland scheme to reoccur".

"Hopefully that will in turn lead to better functioning of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and provide for much healthier devolved administration in Northern Ireland," he adds.

"Work has progressed in the Northern Ireland civil service with regard to number of measures covered in inquiry's recommendations."

But he says: "The inquiry would again counsel against any tendency to conclude that some of the necessary changes have already been fully achieved."

He adds that the "recommendations set out in report require sustained system wide change" and that they will take time to implemented effectively.

Sir Patrick says the inquiry recommends a role for the NI Audit Office (NIAO) "in assessing and validating the extent of progress in implementing the lessons learned from the Northern Ireland RHI scheme".

The inquiry has asked the Comptroller and Auditor General to monitor and if necessary pursue the effective implementation ot its recommendations.

He says the inquiry wants to thank the NIAO for agreeing to undertake this task.

"The relation between minsters and Spads should be reconsidered and clarified," says Sir Patrick.

He says there "should be a process of induction for Spads which should be shared by the appointing minister and relevant permanent secretary.

"The relevant employment contract and conduct code for Spads must be reconsidered and code of conduct revised."

He adds that there should be a "clear system for Spads to register interests and potential conflicts of interest" and recommends there should also be a "revision of the code of conduct" for ministers, which he says should be a "priority".

He says all such codes of conduct should be "periodically reviewed by an independent mechanism reporting to the public, in keeping with principles independency and transparency".

He goes on to add that "ministers presenting the assembly with legislation for approval, should familiarise themselves with it and ensure there is publicly available evidence" of how the benefits outweigh the costs.

"Minsters decisions should be taken by ministers in conjunction with other ministerial colleagues where appropriate and by no-one else," he adds.

More from Arlene Foster, who tells the BBC she has "taken seriously the issues around transparency and around openness".

She adds: "The policy was a good policy but the way in which it was implemented was flawed. It’s important that we recognise that so it doesn’t happen again.

"There were a lot of wild allegations going around in December 2016 and January 2017, none of those were shown in the report.

"I think RHI gave Sinn Féin the trigger to come out of the NI Executive."

Minister, SPADs and civil servants all share responsibility for ensuring best practice in the use of taxpayers' money, Sir Patrick says.

He says there should be encouragement of recruitment of commercial expertise in the civil service.

Turning to the matter of inter-departmental communication, Sir Patrick says, "departmental silos are not in the interest of Northern Ireland public expenditure".

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Sir Patrick talks in some detail about a number of the recommendations.

They include issues such as applying "rigorous process" about whether a "potentiality volatile policy should be delivered by Nothernd Ireland's devolved administration".

For policies "driven by unpredictable demand, careful consideration should always be given, prior to implementation, to the inclusion of suspension or closure and ministers should be informed of such powers at the outset".

He adds that consideration should be given to "challenging guidelines and practice" around the use of external consultants by the NI Civil Service and that "best practice and risk management" should become "daily practice" in "novel and complex projects".

The system "by which advice of policy tendered to ministers should be improved" to ensure they "effectively discharge their role" in testing and challenging advice prior to policy decisions.

In relation to minutes, Sir Patrick says there should be a duty to "ensure accurate minutes" with senior officials and ministers are kept - particularity around expenditure and decision making.

Arlene Foster has been speaking to BBC News NI's Political Editor Mark Devenport.

She says: "I welcome this report and think Sir Patrick and his team have been very diligent in getting to an objective account over what happened.

"I accept the findings against me and the party.

"There are issues I should have dealt with in a different way and of course I apologise for that. We reiterate that apology today.

"What is important is that we take the findings and rebuild public trust.

"It is a lesson that I will not forget very quickly."

Sir Patrick says he hopes the report and its recommendations can make some contribution to more transparent and effective government in Northern Ireland.

"The recommendations set out in the report are offered in a constructive spirit and represent the inquiry's view as to what needs to change to give Northern Ireland's devolved administration the best chance of avoiding any repeat of the failings of the RHI scheme," he adds

Sir Patrick says the inquiry has made a number of recommendations - which can be found in full in chapter 56 of the report.

He says any inquiry's recommendations are designed to "remove or reduce risk of similar failures which gave rise to inquiry" and "present an opportunity for progress, for improvement in policy and practice and innovative thinking".

"In addition there were repeated missed opportunities to identify and correct, or seek to have others correct the flaws in the scheme," says Sir Patrick.

"The reality is in addition to a significant number of additional shortcomings, governance, management and communication systems which in these circumstances should have provided early warnings of impending problems and failures against problems, proved inadequate."

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