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07/03/2012
Retired Prison Officers Don't Reapply For Jobs
Over 5,000 people have applied for 200 custody officer jobs in Northern Ireland’s Prison Service- none of the applicants are the prison officers who are taking early retirement.
This news follows pleas to the Justice Minister David Ford for a guarantee that retiring prison officers would not be eligible to apply for the new jobs.
The Minister told MLAs that 151 officers have opted to leave the Prison Service early.
There have been 5,000 applicants for the 200 custody officer jobs but none by those taking early retirement.
Mr Ford said however the legal advice he had received had indicated that a ban on current officers applying would be discriminatory.
(LB/GK)
This news follows pleas to the Justice Minister David Ford for a guarantee that retiring prison officers would not be eligible to apply for the new jobs.
The Minister told MLAs that 151 officers have opted to leave the Prison Service early.
There have been 5,000 applicants for the 200 custody officer jobs but none by those taking early retirement.
Mr Ford said however the legal advice he had received had indicated that a ban on current officers applying would be discriminatory.
(LB/GK)
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