Ivan McKee: “We don't see that as being something that's necessary or would add any value.”

Cuts is about doing less with less; efficiency is about doing the same or doing more with less because you're doing it more efficiently.

If you look across the wider public sector, there are public bodies that have driven headcount reductions and have worked through the no compulsory redundancy policy to its conclusion.

The fiscal challenges were part of the rationale for the reforms

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