06/03/2012
Director General Of NI Prison Service Resigns
The Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison service is set to leave after only one year in the position.
Colin McConnell has headed up the NI Prison service for just over a year and has resigned so that he can take over as the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service at the end of May.
Mr McConnell’s departure was officially announced today.
During his time with the Northern Ireland Prison Service McConnell, who is originally from Scotland, recruited 200 new personnel and lead a radical reform of the prison service.
The Justice Minister David Ford said that Mr McConnell had made a significant contribution to the prison reform programme and wished him well in his new post.
(LB/GK)
Colin McConnell has headed up the NI Prison service for just over a year and has resigned so that he can take over as the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service at the end of May.
Mr McConnell’s departure was officially announced today.
During his time with the Northern Ireland Prison Service McConnell, who is originally from Scotland, recruited 200 new personnel and lead a radical reform of the prison service.
The Justice Minister David Ford said that Mr McConnell had made a significant contribution to the prison reform programme and wished him well in his new post.
(LB/GK)
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