TNAG-0594-FCO40-740-Staffing-in-the-Dependent-Territories-in-the-1980s-1977 — Page 142

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

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