AQW 17469/11-15


Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley
Democratic Unionist Party
Fermanagh and South Tyrone


Tabled Date: 30/11/2012
Answered On Date: 17/12/2012
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice, from 2000 to date, to detail (i) whether any Northern Ireland Prison Service staff were dismissed for gross misconduct and later granted ill-health retirement on the recommendation of the Prison Service; (ii) the date of each dismissal and retirement; (iii) the nature of the gross misconduct; (iv) any criminal convictions, court proceedings or informal police action taken as a result; and (v) the level of staff involved in each case.


Answer:
The Northern Ireland Prison Service does not hold any records in relation to staff dismissed for gross misconduct and subsequently granted ill-health retirement.