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Principal Statistician - Head of Branch - Stephanie Harcourt

Stephanie has overall responsibility for all areas of work in the branch, but particularly Review of Public Administration, Equality and ad-hoc professional advice on statistical and research issues.  She is responsible for developing the service to customers and for maintaining a motivated and well-informed team.

Review of Public Administration (RPA)
Provide statistical and research support to DRD and DOE as they implement the recommendations of the RPA.

Further details of the RPA implementation can be obtained from the website: Review of Public Administration Implementation | Review of Public Administration Implementation Central Unit.

RPA Contacts:

  • Principal Statistician - Stephanie Harcourt - Tel: 028 90540878
  • Assistant Statistician - Michael Bennett - Tel: 028 90540916
  • Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

Regional Planning and Planning Service

Regional Planning
Provide statistical and research support to Regional Planning and Transportation Division in the monitoring and review of the Regional Development Strategy. The RDS is the spatial plan for Northern Ireland and CSRB input includes the development and provision of statistical indicators to monitor the strategy, statistical profiling of spatial regions, collection of data on new houses and the production of an estimate of housing need in Northern Ireland.

Planning Service
Provide statistical and research support and advice to DOE Planning Service. This includes advice on the new system for managing planning applications, data queries, the production of new statistical publications and Development Plans.

Regional Planning and Planning Service Contacts:

  • DP Statistician - Leah Ginn - Tel: 028 90540799
  • Administrative Officer - Colleen McGreevy - Tel: 028 90540800
  • Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

Transport, Road Safety and Survey Control

Transport
Provide statistical and research support to Roads Service and Ports and Public Transport Division in the formulation, delivery and monitoring of transport policy.This includes the production of transport statistics publications, management of the Northern Ireland Travel Survey, assistance in monitoring the Regional Transportation Strategy and the development of data on vehicle stock, vehicle kilometres travelled, traffic census and a measurement of access to transport.

Road Safety
Provide statistical and research support to Road Safety and Vehicle Standards Division. This involves assistance in monitoring progress of the targets in the Road Safety Strategy 2002-2012 to determine whether they will be met, and carry out reviews of the strategy when required. CSRB also monitor and evaluate Courses for Drink Drive Offenders.Provide professional statistical and research support to the School Bus Inquiry, the Northern Ireland Taxi review and Road Safety Education in schools.Co-ordinate and publish the annual Seat Belt Survey and Road Safety Monitor and associated statistical bulletins. Calculate seat belt casualty saving estimates for NI.

Survey Control
Provide advice to policy colleagues on conducting surveys. Gather details of all surveys of businesses or district councils carried out by DRD and DOE in the previous year and those planned over the next three years in order to compile a DOE/ DRD Compliance and Quality Improvement Plan. Provide information to Survey Control Unit when requested on these surveys.

Transport, Road Safety and Survey Control Contacts:

  • DP Statistician - Nicola Fisher - Tel: 028 90540390
  • Assistant Statistician - James Sampson - Tel: 028 90540808
  • Administrative Officer - Stephanie Diffin - Tel: 028 90540801
  • Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

Environment, Sustainable Development and Equality Impact Assessments (EQIA)

Environment
Provide statistical and research support to the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) Provide advice and a quality assurance function for the carrying out of surveys, such as waste arising surveys. Provide regular environmental input into a number of statistical publications.

Sustainable DevelopmentThe Sustainable Strategy for NI was launched in May 2006 and is led by OFMDFM. CSRB provides statistical and research support to DOE in the implementation of the Strategy. This involves providing advice on data, indicators and ecological footprinting.

Equality Impact Assessments (EQIA)
Provide statistical and research advice and support to DRD and DOE policy colleagues involved in the Equality Impact Assessment process. This covers the screening stage, full assessment if the screening stage identifies possible differential impacts and monitoring.

Environment, Sustainable Development and EQIA Contacts:

  • Principal Statistician - Stephanie Harcourt - Tel: 028 90540878
  • DP Statistician - Orla Bateson - Tel: 028 90540877
  • Assistant Statistician- Michael Bennett - Tel: 028 90540916
  • Email: CSRB@drdni.gov.uk

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