CODE 18-77
STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
Mr Lewis
"N
1 4 JUN 1977
HKA 43117.
5 Reference................
DEPENDENT TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL AND JUDICIAL STAFFING UNIT
1. Mr Morgan, Inspectorate, asked that I should prepare a paper setting out the staffing position over the next few years so that further consideration can be given to a recommendation that the Unit's work should be taken over by POD at the appropriate time.
2.
The staffing unit consists of the following:-
1
DS
6
1
DS
so.
2 DS 10
1
Adviser (3 days a week)
This is the minimum staff the unit can run on for the next 12 months or
A period of consolidation is needed so that the unit can settle in. (The Adviser has only recently gone on to part time work, a new Head of Unit (DS 6) is in the process of taking over, and the experienced DS 9 is to be replaced.)
3.
Attached to this minute as appendices are the following:-
A Summary and numbers of Administrative officers in each
Dependent Territory;
B Summary and numbers of senior Legal and Judicial staff
in each Dependent Territory;
C Summary of senior Dependent Territories posts for which
HMOCS or DS officers can be considered giving encumbents, date of likely vacancy and comments;
D List of HMOCS or ex HMOCS officers who should be borne in
mind for senior appointments;
E Analysis of Disciplinary cases and petitions 1972 - 1977.
Dependent Territories moving to Independence
4. Dependent Territories that may attain independence in the next five years are:
(i) Solomon Islands
•
(ii)
Gilbert Islands
(iii) Tuvalu
(iv) New Hebrides
early 1978
late 1978
late 1978
within 5 years.
The total numbers of Administrative; Senior Legal and Judicial officers with which the unit is concerned at present is as follows:
==
(i)
Administrative officers
Senior Legal and Judicial officers
and
(ii)
After the independence of Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands and Tuvalu
STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
215,
24
460
55
405