The Deputy may wish to note that in overall terms the provision of Human Resource (HR) and pension services involves both transactional (i.e. administrative) and non-transactional HR and pension activities (e.g. HR strategy, workforce planning, career management, employee and industrial relations, etc.). PeoplePoint, the Civil Service Human Resources and Pensions Shared Service Centre (HRSSC), consolidates the transactional HR and pensions services which are within the scope of the shared service initiative in one location with the objective of carrying out these activities in an efficient, uniform and streamlined way. Responsibility for all other aspects of HR functions and for all aspects of HR decision-making not transferring to PeoplePoint remains with Departments and Offices participating in PeoplePoint and these activities continue to be carried out by their individual HR Units.