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VEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974

IN THIS FIELD, PERSONNEL RESOURCE PLANS ARE BEING DEVISED FOR A NUMBER OF GRADES WHERE THERE ARE SERIOUS SHORTFALLS IN RECRUITMENT. REGARDING THE POLICE, IT SAYS THAT THE CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE CONSULTANTS' LAST YEAR, AND THE RECENT PAY RISE, HAVE RESULTED IN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN RECRUITMENT WITH LESS WASTAGE.

THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SPLIT BETWEEN TWO SECRETARIAT BRANCHES HAS BEEN CENTRALISED IN THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH, WHICH IS NOW UNDERTAKING LONG TERM PLANNING TO MEET ANTICIPATED FUTURE NEEDS.

MORE FLEXIBILITY HAS ALSO BEEN INTRODUCED INTO RECRUITMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS BY OPENING FT UP TO OTHER GRADES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

IN CONCLUSION, THE PROGRESS REPORT SAYS THAT THE SECOND PHASE OF THE REORGANISATION, WHICH IS JUST BEGINNING, WILL INVOLVE THE EXTENSION OF THE PLANNING PROCESSES INTO NEW AREAS.

+MORE PROGRAMME, RESOURCE, AND ANNUAL OPERATING PLANS WILL BE NEEDED UNTIL THE MAIN AREAS OF EXPENDITURE – CAPITAL AND RE- CURRENT ARE COVERED.

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+THE PRINCIPAL AIM WILL BE TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC BUSINESS IS TRANSACTED RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THAT ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVES ARE EVALUATED, AND THAT THE MOST EFFICIENT USE IS MADE OF GOVERNMENT'S RESOURCES OF MANPOWER, CAPITAL AND LAND.+

NOTE TO EDITORS: COPIES OF THE PROGRESS REPORT ON CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION ARE BOXED TONIGHT.

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