Ms Fiona Tierney:

As I explained earlier, we do not ever really close a panel. The board does not get involved in the operational activity. If, after 12 or 18 months since a competition when there has not been a demand to fill any vacancies, somebody comes along who wants to fill two vacancies from the panel, the executive management team and the recruitment team would make a decision as to whether it was appropriate to run a new competition rather than appoint again from the panel. By virtue of running a new competition the old panel expires.