AQW 16453/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 16/03/2021
Answered On Date: 23/03/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether social work-qualified probation officers are being considered for the £500 special recognition payment.

Answer:

An FAQ on the special recognition payment, which includes eligibility criteria, is available on my Department’s website at the following link;

https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/hsc-staff-recognition-payment-faqs

Social work-qualified probation officers are not eligible for the £500 special recognition payment. They are funded by the Department of Justice and it would be for that Department to take forward if they wished.