4.4.1 At the time of the visit, the Regional Commissioner was suspended, and the Deputy Regional Commissioner position was vacant. A considerable number of those in management positions in the area were new to those posts, and had only been appointed in the 12 months since the Committee's August 2010 visit to the centre. The DCS' Chief Deputy Commissioner for Corrections was acting as the regional commissioner, meaning that his own critical post was not getting focused attention. Four of the seven management areas were headed by Acting Area Commissioners.