We were told by the Departmental Head of Profession for the Home Office that a benefit of using the SRRT is that its staff can start straight away–for example, they are already security cleared, and can move around the world at short notice.53 We were also told that recruiting staff or buying in staff from outsourced suppliers could be more time consuming, more costly and 46 Q 47 47 Qq 8, 30, 47 48 Q 47 49 C&AG’s Report, Lesson B.1 50 C&AG’s Report, para 2.12 51 Qq 19, 21-22 52 Qq 16, 22 53 Qq 22, 24 14 may not deliver the same quality of staff.54 Witnesses reserved particular praise for SRRT staff, describing them as well trained, highly motivated and quick to adapt to new roles.55