VES leaver numbers

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Dear Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment,

Can you provide the numbers of CCEA staff who have applied for VES in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Can this be broken down by grade and department please.

Can you provide the number of CCEA staff who have left the organisation under VES in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Can this be broken down by grade and department please.

Of the staff leaving under VES, can you provide the numbers returning to employment with CCEA in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Can this be broken down by grade and department please.

Yours faithfully,

John Cope

FOI, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Mr Cope, with reference to your email received by us on 24 March requesting information under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. As per section 10 of the Act, you can expect a response no later than 20 working days from the date of receipt of your request. We will reply to your request by 24/04/2018, at the very latest, reference number F05032018.

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Regards
John

John Boyle
Communications & Information Executive
Marketing & Communications
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
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FOI, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Mr Cope, with reference to your Freedom of Information request on 24 March.

We have considered your request and under the Data Protection Act 1998 we are limited in what information we can release in order to protect the identity of individuals.

We can release the following information.

Can you provide the numbers of CCEA staff who have applied for VES in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Can this be broken down by grade and department please.

Applications
2015/16 - 54
2016/17 - 75
2017/18 - 38

Can you provide the number of CCEA staff who have left the organisation under VES in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Can this be broken down by grade and department please.

Staff leaving under VES
2015/16 - 22
2016/17 - 38
2017/18 - 8

Of the staff leaving under VES, can you provide the numbers returning to employment with CCEA in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Can this be broken down by grade and department please.

Staff returning to permanent employment
2015/16 - 0
2016/17 - 1
2017/18 - 0

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Many thanks
John

John Boyle
Communications & Information Executive
Marketing & Communications
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast. BT1 3BG.
T. +44 (0) 28 90 261 217
M. +44 (0) 7796 947 989
E. [email address]
W. www.ccea.org.uk

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