§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many posts have been advertised by the Northern Ireland Court Service in the last five years; and how many were reserved, broken down by grade equivalent in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. [160334]
§ Mr. LesliePosts advertised in the last five years may be broken down as follows:
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Number of posts NI Court Service grade Equivalent NICS grade Reserved/Non Reserved 1999 54 Level4 Administrative Officer Administrative Assistant/Officer 48 Reserved/6 Non reserved1 1 Level 2-Human Resource Unit Deputy Principal Reserved 7 Level 4-Customer Service Officer Support Grade Band II Reserved/Non Reserved1 3 Level 4 Tipstaff/Court Crier Support Grade Band I and II Reserved 1 Level 4-Typist Typist Non Reserved
Number of posts NI Court Service grade Equivalent NICS grade Reserved/Non Reserved 1 Level 2A-Accountant Deputy Principal Reserved 2000 1 Level 4-Customer Services Officer Support Grade Band 1-Telephonist Non-Reserved 1 Level 4-Customer Services Officer (Amagh) Support Grade Band II- Messenger Non-Reserved 1 Director of Legal Aid Grade 5 Senior Civil Service Reserved Total number of posts 3 2001 1 Level 4-Customer Services Officer Support Grade Band 1-Telephonist Non-Reserved 1 Level 2A-Accountant Deputy Principle-Accountant Reserved 1 Level 2B-Librarian Staff Officer-Librarian Reserved 3 Level 2A-Legal Officer Deputy Principal Legal Officer Reserved 1 Level 1-Human Resource Manager Principal Officer-Grade 7 Reserved 1 Director of NI Court Service Grade 3-Senior Civil Service Reserved Total number of posts 8 2002 1 Level 2B-Learning and Development Officer Staff Officer Non Reserved 5 Level 4-Court Crier/Tipstaff Support Grade 1 and 2 Reserved 2 Legal 2A-Legal Officer Deputy Principal Legal Officer Reserved 1 Level 3-Assistant Librarian Executive Officer Non Reserved 2 Level 1-Accountant Principle Officer-Grade 7 Accountant Reserved 156 Level 4-Administrative Officer Administrative/Assistant Officer 136 Reserved/26 Non Reserved1 4 Level 4-Typist Typist Non Reserved1 Total number of posts 171 2003 2 Level 4-Customer Service Officer Support Grade Band II Non Reserved 5 Level 2A-Legal Officer Deputy Principal-Legal Officer Reserved 2 Level 1-Legal Principal Officer-Grade 7 Legal Reserved 2 Level 2A-Accountant Deputy Principal Accountant Reserved 1 Level 2B Website manager Staff Officer Non Reserved Total number of posts 12 1 Generic competitions with appointments being made to both reserved and non-reserved posts.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs who in the Northern Ireland Court Service has responsibility for determining whether posts should be reserved. [160335]
§ Mr. LeslieThe Human Resource Manager is responsible for determining whether posts within the Northern Ireland Court Service should be reserved.
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§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the grade equivalent in the Northern Ireland Civil Service is of post of audit manager for the Northern Ireland Court Service as advertised in competition PB/1/04. [160336]
§ Mr. LeslieThe equivalent grade of audit manager in the Northern Ireland Civil Service is Deputy Principal.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs on what grounds it is stated that the post of audit manager for the Northern Ireland Court Service is a reserved post from which Irish nationals are excluded in competition PB/1/04. [160337]
§ Mr. LeslieThe post of audit manager in the Northern Ireland Court Service is reserved in accordance with the Civil Service Nationality Rules on the grounds, inter alia, that the post involves significant contact with the judiciary and access to sensitive information—for example, the personal records of the judiciary.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs according to what guidance the Northern Ireland Court Service reserves posts; and if he will place a copy of that guidance in the Library. [160339]
§ Mr. LesliePosts in the Northern Ireland Court Service are designated as reserved or non-reserved in accordance with the Civil Service Nationality Rules—Guidance on Checking Eligibility. The guidance may be located at http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/civilservice/nationality/contents.asp.