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For example, as is explored in more detail in the next chapter, this was John’s experience early on in the Home Office – the CSA role was viewed as a ‘nice to have’ and not embedded deeply into the policymaking processes of the department, though this had changed significantly by the end of the three-year tenure. [...] The crises provided a burning platform for greater scientific input, but the nature of the shift that followed – overhauling structures and giving the CSA serious resource and standing – was the result of the Permanent Secretary understanding the real world value of science. [...] 21 FROM SIDELINED TO SYSTEMIC 3.1.3.2 The benefits of system leadership Despite these caveats, the system leader model offered a substantial opportunity to improve the state of the science system within the Home Office and strengthen the capabilities and resources held under the CSA in this department. [...] The central functions of the department – such as strategy and private office – are often the most important customers to drive the influence of science and analysis, as well as the biggest champions of such work, when it is of genuine use to the department.” This specific approach enabled science to be plugged into the work of the Department; especially important in the context of a Whitehall sys. [...] Where the lone operator is, fundamentally, limited in their ability to shape the behaviour of the department – they are not central to the policymaking process and usually lack the resources to work proactively – the system regulator operates in departments where science is deeply embedded in policymaking and the science system is high functioning.