§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many RUC officers have been seconded to other jurisdictions inside and outside the United kingdom over the past year; and how many officers of other jurisdictions have been seconded to the RUC over the same period. [13073]
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Date CB1 CB2 CB33 Total Percentage CB1 Percentage CB2 Male Female Total Percentage female Royal Ulster Constabulary 1 September 1995 7,536 672 256 8,464 89.04 7.94 7,589 875 8,464 10.3 2 September 1996 7,447 677 260 8,384 88.82 8.07 7,494 890 8,384 10.6 1 September 1997 7,522 701 273 8,496 88.54 8.25 7,576 920 8,496 10.8 Full-time reserve 1 September 1995 2,780 199 166 3,145 88.39 6.33 2,994 151 3,145 4.8 2 September 1996 2,653 196 162 3,011 88.11 6.51 2,859 152 3,011 5.0 1 September 1997 2,567 200 156 2,923 87.82 6.84 2,706 217 2,923 7.4 Part-time reserve 1 September 1995 1,447 77 21 1,545 93.66 4.98 1,009 536 1,545 34.7 2 September 1996 1,411 79 21 1,511 93.38 5.23 972 539 1,511 35.7 1 September 1997 1,297 68 17 1,382 93.85 4.92 899 483 1,382 34.9
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 6 November 1997]: During the past year seven RUC officers have been seconded to other jurisdictions and one officer is presently seconded to the Royal Ulster Constabulary from a GB force.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the principal functions of E4A squads, special support units, headquarters, mobile support units and special military intelligence units within the RUC; the annual cost of each; the numbers of officers and administrative staff employed; and the composition of each based on gender and religious/community origin. [13075]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 6 November 1997]: The information sought is confidential to the Chief Constable.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the terms of reference of the joint RUC and Police Authority for Northern Ireland working group to address the under-representation of women, Catholics and minorities within the RUC; and when it is expected to report. [13069]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 6 November 1997]: The terms of reference of the joint Royal Ulster Constabulary, Police Authority for Northern Ireland and Civilian Working Group are:
to review the representation of Catholics, women and ethnic minorities within the RUC;to assess the reasons for any under-representation and to make recommendations how suitable applicants from all communities can be encouraged to apply;to examine selection procedures and satisfy the group that they assure equality of opportunity.The group is expected to report to the Chief Constable in early 1998.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the staffing levels of the RUC in September(a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997 (1) in total and (2) broken down (i) into numbers and percentages of full-time, reserve full-time and part-time staff (ii) by gender and (iii) by perceived religious/community origin. [13071]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 6 November 1997]: The information sought is set out below:
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Date CB1 CB2 CB33 Total Percentage CB1 Percentage CB2 Male Female Total Percentage female Combined 1 September 1995 11,763 948 443 13,154 89.43 7.21 11,592 1,562 13,154 11.9 2 September 1996 11,511 952 443 12,906 89.19 7.38 11,325 1,581 12,906 12.3 1 September 1997 11,386 969 446 12,801 88.95 7.57 11,181 1,620 12,801 12.7 1 Perceived to be from the Protestant community. 2 Perceived to be from the Catholic community. 3 Other.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will publish the rules relating to the display by a uniformed RUC officer of clear personal identification. [15898]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 18 November 1997]: RUC instructions require that Sergeants and Constables display numerals on the epaulettes of all outer garments. All other officers are required to display their badge of rank.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what her policy is on the RUC indicating adherence to the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials adopted by the 8th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in September 1990; [15903]
(2) what her policy is on the RUC indicating adherence to the UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty, adopted by the General Assembly Resolution 45/113 of 14 December 1990; [15904]
(3) what her policy is on the RUC indicating adherence to the United Nations Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions recommended by the Economic and Social Council Resolution of 24 May 1989; [15905]
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Royal Ulster Constabulary Year CB11 CB22 CB33 Total Percentage CB1 Percentage CB2 Percentage CB3 1993 518 86 129 733 70.67 11.73 17.60 Acceptances 58 3 4 65 89.23 4.62 6.15 CompA 1994 2,836 442 339 3,617 78.41 12.22 9.37 Acceptances 62 9 5 76 81.58 11.84 6.58 CompB 1994 1,704 512 165 2,381 71.57 21.50 6.93 Acceptances 86 17 8 111 77.48 15.32 7.21 CompC 1995 1,448 467 143 2,058 70.36 22.69 6.95 Acceptances 98 20 9 127 77.17 15.75 7.09 CompD 1995 1,774 438 188 2,400 73.92 18.25 7.83 Acceptances 128 28 14 170 75.29 16.47 8.24 CompE 1996 1,573 367 155 2,095 75.08 17.52 7.40 Acceptances 67 9 6 82 81.71 10.98 7.32 CompF 1996 2,058 403 268 2,729 75.41 14.77 9.82 Acceptances 126 12 5 143 88.11 8.39 3.50 CompG 1997 2,166 412 212 2,790 77.63 14.77 7.60 Acceptances Not yet processed — — — — — CompF 1996 is still subject to withdrawals by applicants. 1 Perceived to be from the Protestant community. 2 Perceived to be from the Roman Catholic community. 3 Other. (4) what her policy is on the RUC indicating adherence to the United Nations Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under any form of Detention or Imprisonment adopted by the General Assembly Resolution of 9 December 1988; [15906]
(5) what her policy is on the RUC indicating adherence to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, approved by the Economic and Social Council of 13 May 1977. [15907]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 18 November 1997]: The instruments to which my hon. Friend refers, which are not legally binding as their wording shows, are recommendatory in nature. None carries a requirement or mechanism for indications of adherence. However, the importance of the recommended standards has been acknowledged by the United Kingdom's support for their adoption.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications for employment in the RUC were made in each year since 1993; from which community they came; and how many from each community were recruited. [15897]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 18 November 1997]: The number of applications for membership of the RUC for each year since 1993 is shown in the following tables together with the community background of the applicants and the numbers accepted from each community.
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Full-time reserve Year CB11 CB22 CB33 Total Percentage CB1 Percentage CB2 Percentage CB3 1993 1,039 111 124 1,274 81.55 8.71 9.73 Acceptances 95 8 11 114 83.33 7.02 9.65 1994 No vacancies advised for FTR — — — — — CompB 1995 1,042 282 130 1,454 71.66 19.39 8.94 Acceptances 19 4 3 26 73.08 15.38 11.54 CompC 1996 1,075 255 101 1,431 75.12 17.82 7.06 Acceptances 129 24 8 161 80.12 14.91 4.97 CompD 1997 1,154 184 135 1,473 78.34 12.49 9.16 Acceptances 51 7 2 60 85.00 11.67 3.33 CompE 1997 613 105 55 773 79.30 13.58 7.12 Acceptances Not yet processed — — — — — CompD 1997 not yet fully processed. 1 Perceived to be from the Protestant community. 2 Perceived to be from the Roman Catholic community. 3 Other.
Part-time reserve Year CB11 CB22 CB33 Total Percentage CB1 Percentage CB2 Percentage CB3 1993 830 90 38 958 86.64 9.39 3.97 Acceptances 123 13 2 138 89.13 9.42 1.45 CompA 1994 451 45 15 511 88.26 8.81 2.94 Acceptances 59 6 3 68 86.76 8.82 4.41 CompB 1994 1,416 236 102 1,754 80.73 13.45 5.82 Acceptances 128 19 5 152 84.21 12.50 3.29 1 Perceived to be from the Protestant community. 2 Perceived to be from the Roman Catholic community. 3 Other.