§ Mrs. GilroyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the performance of the MOD Police Headquarters; and how many cases relating to(a) grievance and (b) disciplinary procedures took (i) six months or more and (ii) 12 months or more to reach a conclusion in (1) 1996–97, (2) 1995–96 and (3) 1994–95. [46495]
§ Dr. ReidThe Ministry of Defence Police is an executive agency and therefore subject to the same review procedures as all other departmental executive agencies. I have made no specific assessment of the performance of the MOD Police Headquarters in addition to the normal agency reviews. The information requested on the duration of grievance and disciplinary cases is as follows:
(a) Year Grievance cases 6 months to 12 months to conclusion Grievance cases 12 months or more to conclusion 1996–97 1 3 1995–96 0 2 1994–95 — — Note:
The current grievance procedure was not adopted by the MDP until July 1995 and so the information is available only from the year 1995–97 onwards
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(b) Year Discipline cases 6 months to 12 months to conclusion Discipline cases 12 months or more to conclusion 1996–97 40 13 1995–96 25 7 1994–95 29 23 Note:
Figures for the year 1994–95 cover the 15 month period from 1 January 1994 to 31 March 1995