§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether interview panels within the Northern Ireland Civil Service are given details of sick leave records or educational qualifications of any candidates. [HL379]
§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)Sick leave records are not made available to interview panels. Candidates with an unacceptable level of sick absence are not invited to interview.
Details of educational qualifications are not provided to interview panels for general service promotion competitions. However, for some departmental or trawl competitions to fill vacancies in specialist grades, interview panels are provided with details of candidates' educational qualifications.