The annual update published by the ADCS, which covers the period April 2018 to March 2019, shows that 13 of the 17 new appointments involved the promotion of an assistant director or "second tier" senior manager.
Meanwhile, 20 interim appointments were made, 13 of which were filled by assistant directors - 11 from within the same local authority and two from another area - and seven which were filled by former DCSs.
The update showed that there were 51 DCS post holder changes, marking another significant drop compared with 65 changes recorded for 2017/18, which was a record level.
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