Professor Tom Collins:

I would consider that confidence in processes is a fundamental requirement for any appointment in an organisation and I would be confident.

We have not actually discussed the process of the appointment of a new head of HR, although at board level we have already strongly emphasised the urgency of such an appointment. If there are any doubts or if there is no assumption of openness and transparency in the process, that is not a good place to start. That assurance has to be given in how we move the process forward. It is a key appointment. As I said, there are more than 300 staff distributed around the country. They will need the support and engagement of a professional and capable head of HR, so it is a key appointment and I assure the committee that we will be scrupulous in how we go about the process.