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However, you need to have a candidate to appoint in the first place, and Shona has explained some of the constraints that, despite the team’s best efforts, meant that we were not able to find a candidate during that period.
In relation to how we monitor the budget, we do not budget for everybody coming in and then hope for the best. We have assumptions that are closely monitored.