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Northern Ireland Office: Personnel Management

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 115325

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Ch

Answered by Hilary Benn

There is one Director with responsibility for Human Resources who is the Northern Ireland Office’s Chief Operating Officer. This Director does not hold professional HR qualifications.

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