5.2.1 The high vacancy rate, especially in financial services and related posts, remained a serious concern, not least because of the significant risk of financial mismanagement and maladministration it exposes the DCS to. It was felt that recent successes in improving governance and administration would be undone should the situation not be addressed as a matter of urgency. The DCS would attract more social workers, psychologists and other professionals if it incentivised these professional categories and scarce skills.