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Dear Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, what’s happening with the ceo post? Why not advertised permanent since autumn 21? What’s the delay? How long is temporary person contracted to? If not you, please advise who. Pat Baker

Data Protection Officer, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Dear Pat Baker,

We acknowledge receipt of your email requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 received on 11 May 2022. As per section 10 of the Act, you can expect a response no later than 20 working days from the first working day following receipt of your request (ie by 10 June 2022).

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Kind regards
Data Protection Officer

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Data Protection Officer, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Dear Pat Baker,

We are responding to your email dated 11 May 2022 requesting the information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The information requested, together with CCEA's responses is as follows.

• What’s happening with the CEO post?

CCEA Response: The CEO post in CCEA has been filled on a temporary basis since April 2021 and the permanent vacancy was publicly advertised In October 2021 .

• Why not advertised permanent since autumn 21?

CCEA Response: At the end of the advertisement phase, it was decided to suspend the recruitment campaign for further consideration by Council of how best to attract additional candidates to apply for the post.

• What’s the delay?

CCEA Response: This work is continuing but is now being taken forward in conjunction with the Department of Education.

• How long is temporary person contracted to?

CCEA Response: This information is exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 40(2) (personal information relating to others). This exemption has been applied to ensure that CCEA has not released information where doing so would place it in breach of its obligations to protect personal data under the UK GDPR/DPA 2018.

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