Staff offered and accepted terms under the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme

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Dear Department of Justice (Northern Ireland),

I wish to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Can you please provide me with the following information in tabular form, related to each of the 3 categories listed below? Provision of the information in standard database format (such as Microsoft Excel or csv) would be appreciated.

(1) The number of permanent staff, at the grades listed below at 1.a. to 1.s., working for the Department, including the Forensic Science Agency, on 1st March 2015 who were offered exit terms and compensation under the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme.

a. Grade 2

b. Grade 3

c. Grade 4

d. Grade 5

e. Grade 6 (Unified Grade) excluding Senior Principal Scientific Officer

f. Senior Principal Scientific Officer

g. Grade 7 (Unified Grade) excluding Senior Principal Scientific Officer

h. Principal Scientific Officer

i. Deputy Principal and analogous grades excluding Senior Scientific Officer

j. Senior Scientific Officer

k. Staff Officer and analogous grades excluding Higher Scientific Officer

l. Higher Scientific Officer

m. Executive Officer I and analogous grades excluding Scientific Officer

n. Scientific Officer

o. Executive Officer II and analogous grades

p. Administrative Officer and analogous grades

q. Administrative Assistant and analogous grades

r. Industrial and other grades

s. Staff at any grade on career break as of 1st March 2015.

(2) The number of staff, at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.s., who accepted the offered exit terms and left the Department up to and including 31st March 2016.

(3) The number of staff at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.s., who accepted the offered exit terms but are yet to leave the Department or who left on a date after 31st March 2016.

I would be appreciative of a timely response.

Yours faithfully,

William Brown

DOJ FOI Mailbox,

Dear Mr Brown,

 

Thank you for your request for information as detailed below.

 

Your request was received on 18/04/16 and will be dealt with under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request within the timescales
stipulated by the Freedom of Information Act and no later than 17/05/16.

 

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case you
will be notified in due course.

 

If you have any queries concerning your request please contact the Freedom
of Information Team using the contact details as shown below.

 

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Email: [1][email address]

 

 

From: William Brown [mailto:[FOI #329203 email]]
Sent: 18 April 2016 22:27
To: DOJ FOI Mailbox
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Staff offered and accepted
terms under the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme

 

Dear Department of Justice (Northern Ireland),

I wish to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

Can you please provide me with the following information in tabular form,
related to each of the 3 categories listed below? Provision of the
information in standard database format (such as Microsoft Excel or csv)
would be appreciated.

(1) The number of permanent staff, at the grades listed below at 1.a. to
1.s., working for the Department, including the Forensic Science Agency,
on 1st March 2015 who were offered exit terms and compensation under the
NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme.

a. Grade 2

b. Grade 3

c. Grade 4

d. Grade 5

e. Grade 6 (Unified Grade) excluding Senior Principal Scientific Officer

f. Senior Principal Scientific Officer

g. Grade 7 (Unified Grade) excluding Senior Principal Scientific Officer

h. Principal Scientific Officer

i. Deputy Principal and analogous grades excluding Senior Scientific
Officer

j. Senior Scientific Officer

k. Staff Officer and analogous grades excluding Higher Scientific Officer

l. Higher Scientific Officer

m. Executive Officer I and analogous grades excluding Scientific Officer

n. Scientific Officer

o. Executive Officer II and analogous grades

p. Administrative Officer and analogous grades

q. Administrative Assistant and analogous grades

r. Industrial and other grades

s. Staff at any grade on career break as of 1st March 2015.

(2) The number of staff, at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.s., who
accepted the offered exit terms and left the Department up to and
including 31st March 2016.

(3) The number of staff at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.s., who accepted
the offered exit terms but are yet to leave the Department or who left on
a date after 31st March 2016.

I would be appreciative of a timely response.

Yours faithfully,

William Brown

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Dear Mr Brown,

 

Please see attached response.

 

Regards

 

DOJ FOI Team

 

From: William Brown [mailto:[FOI #329203 email]]
Sent: 18 April 2016 22:27
To: DOJ FOI Mailbox
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Staff offered and accepted
terms under the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme

 

Dear Department of Justice (Northern Ireland),

I wish to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

Can you please provide me with the following information in tabular form,
related to each of the 3 categories listed below? Provision of the
information in standard database format (such as Microsoft Excel or csv)
would be appreciated.

(1) The number of permanent staff, at the grades listed below at 1.a. to
1.s., working for the Department, including the Forensic Science Agency,
on 1st March 2015 who were offered exit terms and compensation under the
NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme.

a. Grade 2

b. Grade 3

c. Grade 4

d. Grade 5

e. Grade 6 (Unified Grade) excluding Senior Principal Scientific Officer

f. Senior Principal Scientific Officer

g. Grade 7 (Unified Grade) excluding Senior Principal Scientific Officer

h. Principal Scientific Officer

i. Deputy Principal and analogous grades excluding Senior Scientific
Officer

j. Senior Scientific Officer

k. Staff Officer and analogous grades excluding Higher Scientific Officer

l. Higher Scientific Officer

m. Executive Officer I and analogous grades excluding Scientific Officer

n. Scientific Officer

o. Executive Officer II and analogous grades

p. Administrative Officer and analogous grades

q. Administrative Assistant and analogous grades

r. Industrial and other grades

s. Staff at any grade on career break as of 1st March 2015.

(2) The number of staff, at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.s., who
accepted the offered exit terms and left the Department up to and
including 31st March 2016.

(3) The number of staff at the grades listed at 1.a. to 1.s., who accepted
the offered exit terms but are yet to leave the Department or who left on
a date after 31st March 2016.

I would be appreciative of a timely response.

Yours faithfully,

William Brown

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