A smart appointment

The PSC announced:

Acting Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott has today announced the appointment of Andrew Coster to the position of Secretary for Social Investment and Chief Executive, Social Investment Agency.

This is a very smart appointment. As a police officer Coster had to deal with the impact of offending, generally by people who were raised in families with significant risk factors.

The Social Investment role is the opportunity to stop offenders being created. Rather than have wasteful untargeted spending, this role is an opportunity to help direct spending to where it will do the most good.