If that was the case, that she was employed by the department, then there should be tax records, you know the stuff that all employers have to submit every month. Were there any? I think no is probably the answer to that. As Gladys says a Secondment Agreement was most likely the only document that linked her to the CEO position. I wonder then, who from IOMG (DHSC minister or Chief Secretary) signed that document? Did either the minister or Chief Secretary have the vires to do that?
The whole appointment and managerial process was mired in the smelly stuff.