Question
I have been made aware of several complaints submitted about career development within the PSNI's Communications Department.
These issues include allegations that some individuals' professional opportunities have been negatively impacted by the backfilling of positions, inconsistencies in the essential criteria required for positions within the Department and potential alleged unethical recruitment processes.
Additional issues regarding the tone of responses by PSNI's HR, which have been alleged to insufficiently address these matters, have also been raised and caused further concern.
Are you aware of these concerns, what the PSNI is doing to address them and if an independent overview may be amongst the ways of doing this?
Answer
Chief Operating Officer Pamela McCreedy met with Mr McReynolds on Monday 19th August 2024 to discuss.
It was articulated that following some concerns raised from staff with Strategic Communications and Engagement Department (SCED), the PSNI HR Strategic Lead undertook an independent review of all previous promotion competitions within SCED to ensure their delivery was conducted in a professional, fair, and consistent manner.
The review has confirmed that these processes have been compliant with our relevant policies and SCED staff and NIPSA have been updated, which brings a conclusion to this matter.
Peter McReynolds MLA - Alliance