§ Lord Roganasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many applications were received from (a) Roman Catholics and (b) non-Roman Catholics for each recruitment competition to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [HL964]
§ Lord Williams of MostynNumbers of Roman Catholics and non-Roman Catholics who have applied to join the Police Service of Northern Ireland to date are as follows:
4WA
Total Applicants Roman Catholic applicants (rounded to nearest %) non-Roman Catholic applicants (rounded to nearest %) Competition 1 7519 35% 65% Competition 2 4890 39% 61% Competition 3 4674 35% 65% Competition 4 4327 35% 65%
§ Lord Roganasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many successful applications were accepted from (a) Roman Catholics and (b) non-Roman Catholics for each recruitment competition to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [HL965]
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn
Roman Catholics appointed Non-Roman Catholics appointed Competition 1 153 152 Competition 2 98 94 to date Competition 3 59 to date 57 to date In relation to Competition 1, the final non-Catholic to be offered an appointment withdrew a few days prior to taking up post. The competition had by this time been closed, and it was not therefore possible to offer the appointment to another candidate.
Further appointments are anticipated from Competitions 2 and 3. No appointments have been made as yet from Competition 4.
§ Lord Roganasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many (a) Roman Catholic and (b) non-Roman Catholic recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland have successfully completed all elements of the training course. [HL966]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThree hundred and eighty-one student officers have graduated to date into the Police Service of Northern Ireland; 192 graduates are considered as coming from the Roman Catholic community, and 189 are not.