§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Regarding the recruitment of civilian staff to the police in Northern Ireland, how many recruits were 324WA sought; when they were sought; and how many were recruited. [HL5027]
§ Baroness AmosThe current recruitment arrangements for civilian staff were introduced in the Police (Northern Ireland) 2000 Act. It requires that where there are more than six vacancies at the same level and which are to be filled at or about the same time, then appointments must be made from a pool of qualified candidates on a 50:50 basis.
The tables below show the requested figures for all the competitions that have taken place for civilian posts in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. It is important to note that some competitions are still ongoing and the numbers recruited from those competitions are not yet finalised.
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Table 1 Less than six vacancies (i.e. not subject to appointment on a 50:50 basis) Position Date Advertised Number Sought Number Recruited Medical Adviser 9 November 2001 1 0 Occupational Health Nurse 9 November 2001 2 2 Nursing Adviser 9 November 2001 4 4 Clinical Psychologist 9 November 2001 1 0 Fire Safety Officer 29 November 2001 1 1 Welfare Officer 26 March 2002 1 0 Junior Occupational Psychologists 25 April 2002 2 2 Health & Safety Advisors 24 May 2002 3 3 Senior Crime Analyst 20 June 2002 1 1 Graduate Trainee Accountants 20 June 2002 2 3 School Teacher Liaison Officer 15 March 2002 1 1 Deputy Director Press Office 9 May 2002 1 1 Staff Officer—Press Office 9 May 2002 2 4 Purchase Ledger Supervisor 6 February 2002 1 1 Staff Officer— Central Pay 1 April 2002 1 1 Mapping Officer 3 October 2002 5 1 Clinical Psychologist 27 October 2002 2 2 Medical Advisers 27 October 2002 2 2 Practice Manager 27 October 2002 1 1 Financial Accounts Supervisor 24 October 2002 1 1 Fingerprint Officers 7 November 2002 5 4 H&S Accident Investigator 7 November 2002 1 1 Corporate Diversity Manager 3 November 2002 1 1 TED Director 3 November 2002 1 1 Financial Accounting Technician 30 January 2003 3 3 Purchase Ledger Supervisor 30 January 2003 1 1 Photographers 12 February 2003 5 4 Fingerprint Photographer 14 February 2003 1 1 PE Instructor 12 February 2003 1 1 Head of Bureau 3 April 2003 1 1 Quality Services Manager 3 April 2003 1 1 Head of Supplies 10 April 2003 1 1 Scientific Officer 1 May 2003 1 1 Deputy Director of Media &PR 8 May 2003 1 1 Public Affairs 8 May 2003 1 1
Table 1 Less than six vacancies (i.e. not subject to appointment on a 50:50 basis) Position Dale Advertised Number Sought Number Recruited Officer Financial Accountant 14 August 2003 1 1 Project Sponsor 28 August 2003 2 2 Accountant 18 September 2003 1 1 Health & Safety Adviser 16 October 2003 1 ✶ ✶ Not complete
Table 2 More than six vacancies (appointment is on a 50:50 basis) Position Date Advertised Number Sought Number Recruited Administrative Assistants 9 November 2001 Ongoing vacancies 30 Photographic Officer 23 May 2002 7 2 Personnel Manager 17 May 2002 to March 2003 15+ 8 Telecommunications Engineering Technician 15 March 2002 14 6 Traffic Warden 14 February 2002 30 8 Trainee Police Analyst 5 March 2002 20 14 Press Officer 26 September 2002 8 8 IT Specialist 3 October 2002 16 16 Driving Instructor 3 October 2002 6 6 Trainee Police 9 January 2003 18 10 (appointed Analyst to date) Station Enquiry 12 February 2003 60 35 (appointed to Assistant date) Business Manager 20 March 2003 14 8 (appointed to date) Telecommunications Engineering Technician 10 April 2003 14 Appointments to be confirmed