§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Senior Civil Service Review. [131878]
§ Mr. PearsonThe independent review of Appointment and Promotion Procedures for the Senior Civil Service of the Northern Ireland Civil Service was conducted under the chairmanship of Lord Ouseley. The review report was published in 2002 and contained 25 specific recommendations, two of which related to reserved matters.
An action plan was developed to address the recommendations made, and was put out for public consultation. Considerable progress has since been made against its objectives. The consultation also 223W sought views on recommendations on open recruitment and work/life balance, and it is intended that an announcement on these matters will be made later in the autumn.