A contractual appointment may be given to: those who obtain a rating of 70pts, but opts for a contractual appointment (usually practitioners); or those who have not passed the LET but obtained a rating of 65-69 (to be considered only if RQA has been exhausted and there are still vacancies). A contractual appointment is also limited to part-timers Reference: DO 3, s.2016; DO 51, s.2017