Dr. Ruaidhrí Neavyn:

On that point, we performed a separate review as part of the internal audit process to see if the type of spending patterns to which the Deputy refers was in other areas but no cause for concern was raised. I do not think it was prevalent across the entire organisational culture. That is my personal view. The Deputy is correct that we want the whistleblower's charter, and very much so. However, there will need to be consultation with staff representative bodies, with management and with the governing body, with regard to a whistleblower's charter. The consultation with staff representative groups on something that is to be implemented across the whole sector would occur at national level. So far as I am aware, those national level consultations have not been completed. I reiterate that we are not against implementing a whistleblower's charter at local level but we will require agreement from parties.