Mr. Martin Fraser:

The position is publicly advertised and then the Public Appointments Service publishes a job description. It is a lengthy booklet. It is a job description with the candidate requirements, the type of person we want, the type of experience we want, the general skills and competence we want and all the terms and conditions. They are all published. Depending on how many candidates there are, the selection process consists of shortlisting, preliminary interviews, psychological testing, references and presentations. The process is based against the published criteria for the people who apply for the job.