AQW 5905/17-22

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 27/07/2020
Answered On Date: 05/08/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance what percentage of (i) all staff; and (ii) staff at Grade 5 and above, working in his Department have completed anti-racism training; and how often this training is updated.

Answer:

NICSHR diversity and inclusion training courses are reviewed and updated periodically. Reviews scheduled for 2020/21 are underway.

In 2017 Unconscious Bias training was introduced to the NICS. Initial classroom based training was provided to SCS staff with 40 DoF SCS staff completing the training. In August 2017 Unconscious Bias e-learning training was made available to all other staff and rolled out on a mandatory basis for line managers up to Grade 6 level. To date 2208 DoF staff in grades below SCS level have completed this package.