§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps will be taken to ensure that senior posts in the Northern Ireland civil service are subject to open competition.[17896]
§ Sir John WheelerIt is the policy of the Northern Ireland civil service, when filling senior posts, to consider the appropriateness of open competition for all posts. In 1995, more than 50 per cent. of senior posts were filled through open competition.
108WDepartment of the Environment. As a result, the number of road safety education officers is to be reduced from 13 to 11 with effect from 1 April 1996.
While resources allocated to the road safety education officer service have been reduced, the service will continue to make a real and significant contribution to our drive to reduce the toll of deaths and injuries on our roads. The reductions should be seen against considerable increases in other areas of the Department's road safety effort such as engineering and enforcement.