HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c265W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last met(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions, (b) the President of the Law Society and (c)the Chairman of the Bar; where he has advertised the post of Director-General of IND; when he will appoint the Director-General of IND; and how many civil servants are employed in IND. [64230]

Beverley Hughes

My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary (Mr. Blunkett) last met the Director of Public Prosecutions on 10 June 2002 and the Chairman of the Bar Council on 8 March 2002. The Secretary of State has not yet met the current President of the Law Society.

The post of Director-General of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) was advertised in the media as follows:

  • 21 April 2002—The Sunday Times Public
  • 22 April 2002—The Voice
  • 23 April 2002—Ethnic Media Group
  • 24 April 2002—The Guardian
  • 25 April 2002—The Times (repeated from the Sunday Times).

It is expected that an announcement about the appointment of a new Director-General of IND will be made during July.

There are 11,253 civil servants employed by IND.