Dr. John Lawlor:

I would expect that the safeguarding manager, the administrative support and the case officers would be permanent. The sessional officers would be by engagement. Of course, we must be mindful where we are using contracted support that it is in the context of observing the confidentiality of this kind of work. That would apply even down to administration. In trying to alleviate some of the pressure on us in the administration area, we might engage contract administration staff but we cannot do that in the safeguarding area, and would have to do that in-house.

Mr. Elliott might comment further on the structure I have outlined. The committee will know from those sort of numbers that it requires a fairly substantial investment for the organisation.