§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who the members of the(a) Probation Board for Northern Ireland, (b) Police Authority for Northern Ireland and (c) Board of Visitors of Magilligan Prison were on 1 January; what their term of office is in each case; and what their remuneration is. [151458]
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§ Jane KennedyThe information is as follows:
(a) Probation Board for Northern Ireland—Membership: chairman, deputy chairman and 16 members Name Date of first appointment Expiry of appointment Gender Chairman B. Rowntree 1 December 1998 30 November 2004 M Deputy chairman Mrs. F. Reid1 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 F Members Ms J. Daykin 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 F Mr. C. Flanagan 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 M Ms M. Gilheany 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 F Mrs. B.Grant 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 F Mr. R. Hanna 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 M Mrs. J. Hillen 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 F P. Killen 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 M Mr. A. MacLaughlin 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 M Mr. P. McAteer 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 M Miss M. McCann 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 F Dr. R. McKee 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 M Mrs. G. Rice 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 F Mrs. G. Shaw 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 F B. Stuart 1 December 2000 30 November 2006 M Mr. W. Tweed 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 M Ms K. Yiasouma 1 December 2003 30 November 2006 F 1 Previously member from 1 December 2000. Notes:
1. Length of each term of appointment: three years
2. Remuneration: Chairman—£25,860 per annum; deputy chairman and members attendance allowance plus travel and subsistence expenses.
(b) Northern Ireland Policing Board
In accordance with the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, the Police Authority for Northern Ireland was dissolved and replaced by the Northern Ireland Policing Board on 4 November 2001. The setting up of the Northern Ireland Policing Board was one of the recommendations contained in the Patten Report.
The board was made up of 19 members—10 political and nine independent. The 10 political members were nominated from among the members of the then Northern Ireland Assembly, in accordance with the d'Hondt process. The nine independent members were appointed by the Secretary of State.
In October 2002, following the suspension of the devolved institutions, the then Secretary of State appointed the current 19 members of the Policing Board for a three year period.
As of 1 January 2004 the members are as follows:
Chairman:
Professor Desmond Rea
Vice chairman:
Denis Bradley
Other members:
- Alex Attwood
- Viscount Brookeborough
- Joe Byrne
- Fred Cobain
- Brian Dougherty
- Sam Foster
- Barry Gilligan
- William Hay
- Tom Kelly
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- Pauline McCabe
- Alan McFarland
- Eddie McGrady
- Rosaleen Moore
- Ian Paisley Junior
- Suneil Sharma
- Sammy Wilson
Their remuneration is:
- Chairman: £45,000
- Vice chairman: £35,000
- Independent members £12,000
(c) Board of Visitors members for Magilligan Prison
Chairman:
Armitage
Vice chairman:
Mrs. I. Johnston
Members:
- J. Campbell
- Mrs. R. Craig
- Mrs. J. Doherty
- Cllr. R. D. McDonnell
- S. McGregor
- M. McIvor
- C. McLaughlin
- J. Mitchell
- W. A. Mitchell
- Mrs. M. D. Nicholl
- E. Turner
- Mrs. V. A. Von Hoff
- Plus one other
Board of Visitors members are generally appointed for three years, but may be appointed for a shorter period. They may be re-appointed for further periods of three years or less, but not more than 12 years in total.
Members of Boards of Visitors receive no remuneration.