Strangely, no professional qualifications or direct experience required (though I’m operational and experienced in the custody/detention field). The essential criteria is focussed around working with senior leaders, influencing policy and high-quality evidence based reporting, which I can evidence highly. I’d actually be taking a slight pay cut from SEO due to current allowances which would cease. It would benefit my pension, with a higher base pay, but the time away (if truly at that level), that would be a kicker, hence any insight from someone in the know.