Under-pressure Planning Inspectorate launches recruitment drive

摘要

The Planning Inspectorate has Launched a recruitment campaign to bolster its ranks with 20 new "decision makers and examiners" following a damning report earlier this year.In February public spending watchdog the National Audit Office said staff shortages at the inspectorate meant the average time taken to determine a planning appeal had stretched from 30 weeks to 38 weeks between 2013/14 and last year, a situation it described as "unacceptable".