I am satisfied that the agency concerned continues to have the appropriate staff and expertise to discharge its functions to the highest standards. The agency continues to proactively address the recruitment of high calibre senior management staff, with extremely specialist, much sought after skillsets, while remaining within current public sector pay policy.
The staffing needs of the agency concerned are being successfully addressed, including by being augmented by the recent appointment of a highly experienced Director in the relevant division, coupled with the current recruitment of a further two highly specialised senior management posts. The aforementioned posts are being appointed in order to continue to provide a robust and resilient management structure. These appointments will serve to future proof the agency’s overall expertise and structure, while providing a potential talent pipeline for existing staff to aspire to, further strengthening the agency’s corporate knowledge and memory, its ability to work with enterprise in this highly important sector, and its continued compliance with its regulatory requirements.
In summary, my Department will continue to work closely with the agency to actively assist it, and to ensure that this important section of the agency’s operations continues to exercise its functions to the highest standard in this key economic sector.
