§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will place in the Library the review prepared by the Chief Constable of the RUC under section 31 of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989.
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 23 May 1994]: No. There is no obligation under the Fair Employment (National Insurance) Act 1989 to make reviews under section 31 available to any person or organisation. I understand that the review prepared by the Chief Constable in fulfilment of the requirements of the Act, as an internal document, contains information which could prejudice the security of individual police officers. It is not appropriate 201W that it be made public, but I understand that the Chief Constable has made it available to the Fair Employment Commission. It is the policy of the RUC that no member or job applicant receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, religion or political opinion.