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Written question asked by Alasdair McDonnell (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Tuesday, 27 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 March 2007. It was answered by David Cairns (Labour) on Monday, 16 April 2007 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Planning

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many enforcement officers are (a) employed by the planning division in Northern Ireland and (b) were employed in each of the last five years.
Answer

The Department of the Environment’s Planning Service currently employs 45 enforcement officers. The number of enforcement officers employed in the previous three years is shown in the following table. Prior to 2004, a separate staff complement for enforcement officers was not maintained as enforcement staff were counted as part of the overall divisional development control staff complement.

As at March each year Number of enforcement officers
2006 51
2005 46
2004 56

The total staff complement for enforcement is 57. Planning Service intends to appoint additional staff in the near future to increase the current total to the full complement following a recent recruitment and promotion exercise.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
459 c206-7W; 130780
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Staff Planning Service
Link
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