Equality screenings

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Dear Police Service of Northern Ireland,

Please can you provide me with equality screenings Completed for the 6 Most recent PSNI promotions for any rank.

Please advise the grade / rank of person who signed off on them.

For 2019 promotion to Inspector can you advise-

How many females applied to commence the process?
How many became (or in list to become) Inspectors?
How many males applied to commence this process?
How many became (Or in list to become) Inspectors?

Please note the success rate percentage For females and for males. For example- of the females who applied to commence this process 41% were successful whilst of males 42% were successful.

Yours faithfully,

Rory Connor

Police Service of Northern Ireland

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17th June 2020

Dear Mr Connor,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 17th June
2020 which was received by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
on 17th June 2020.  I note you seek access to the following information:

Equality Screenings

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Police Service of Northern Ireland

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Subject:  FOI-2020-01170
21st July 2020

Dear Mr. Rory Connor,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

I write in connection with your request for information dated 17th June
2020 which was received by the Police
Service of Northern Ireland on 17th June 2020 concerning:

Equality Screenings

Please find attached response to your request.

Yours sincerely,

June

FOI Decision Maker
Corporate Information Branch
PSNI HQ Brooklyn

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