§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) applicants and (b) successful applicants joined the Police Service of Northern Ireland and RUC in the last five years, broken 341W down by (a) religious denomination, (b) gender and (c) whether they were full or part-time members of the police reserve. [120978]
§ Jane KennedyDetails of applicants and appointees to the police service for the last five years are as follows:
RUC 1998 Applicants Appointees Male 3,442 181 Female 1,974 96 Non-Catholic 4,359 247 Catholic 1,057 30 Full time Reserve 637 91 Part time Reserve 14 1 There was no recruitment to the police during 1999 and 2000.
PSNI Applicants Appointees Comp 1 2001 Male 4,443 199 Female 3,075 106 Non-Catholic 4,903 152 Catholic 2,615 153 Full time Reserve Information unavailable 52 Part time Reserve Information unavailable 1 Comp 212001 Male 3,051 133 Female 1,864 62 Non-Catholic 3,025 97 Catholic 1,890 98 Full time Reserve Information unavailable 30 Part time Reserve Information unavailable 2 Comp 312002 Male 2,913 126 Female 1,761 36 Non-Catholic 3,034 79 Catholic 1,640 83 Full time Reserve Information unavailable 24 Part time Reserve Information unavailable 2 Comp 412002 Male 2,936 61 Female 1,432 54 Non-Catholic 2,893 49 Catholic 1,475 66 Full time Reserve Information unavailable 37 Part time Reserve Information unavailable 3 1 It should be noted that competitions 2, 3 and 4 are not yet completed.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what means have been used in recruiting police officers to facilitate the membership of the Police Service of Northern Ireland being representative of the province's population. [120979]
§ Jane KennedyThe PSNI works towards a reflection of the whole community by
Advertising on television, radio, cinema, NI-wide press, local press, 48 sheet billboards, adshels, shopperlites, websites and magazines; and by sending posters and information to all groups representing visible ethnic minorities;Outreach, by distributing PSNI recruitment brochures to all secondary and tertiary educational establishments;342WUsing properly validated assessment methods that do not have an improper adverse impact on different groups within Northern Ireland;Appointing recruits on a 50 per cent, Catholic, 50 per cent, non-Catholic basis, in accordance with section 46 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.