The Department for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities has been established as from 1.1.2009, according to the Ministers’ Council Decision n. 66.763 dated 6.2.2008, as a new Department of the Ministry and Social Insurance.
The Department operated, at the beginning, with seconded and interchangeable staff since its permanent posts were not filled. The process for the filling of the vacant posts was completed for the posts of Director, Senior Social Inclusion Officer and six posts of Social Inclusion Officer, whereas the process for the posts of Social Inclusion Officer A’ and eight posts of Assistant Social Inclusion Officer is pending.
In 2011 the Department has moved in a new rented building in Latsia, which is fully accessible to Persons with Disabilities.