Asked by: Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 31 of the 2013 report entitled Civil Service Reform Plan: One Year On, whether it remains Government policy to appoint all new permanent secretaries on fixed-term tenures; how the civil service implemented that policy; and if he will publish (a) all permanent secretary-level appointments, (b) whether those appointments are fixed-term and (c) when those tenures expire.
Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby
Since 2014, permanent secretary appointments have been made on the basis of a five year fixed tenure; this is set out in contracts of employment. Fixed term contracts may be offered to external candidates, for example in the case of specialist roles where experts are brought into the Civil Service to undertake a specific role.
There is no automatic presumption in favour of renewal, but short renewals may be possible at the discretion of the Prime Minister in cases where performance has been strong and an extension is supported by the relevant Minister.
The table below sets out the tenure end dates of the current cadre of permanent secretaries:
Permanent Secretary | Department | Appointment to Current Post | Tenure End Date |
John Manzoni | Chief Exec CS and Cabinet Office | 13/10/2014 | 31/12/2019 |
Jonathan Stephens | NIO | 09/06/2014 | 31/12/2019 |
Melanie Dawes | MHCLG | 02/03/2015 | 01/03/2020 |
Alex Younger | Secret Intelligence Service | 27/10/2014 | 31/03/2020 |
Andrew Parker | Security Service | 22/04/2013 | 22/04/2020 |
Leslie Evans | SG | 01/07/2015 | 30/06/2020 |
Richard Heaton | MOJ | 29/08/2015 | 28/08/2020 |
Simon McDonald | FCO | 01/09/2015 | 31/08/2020 |
Elizabeth Gardiner | First Parliamentary Counsel | 24/11/2015 | 23/11/2020 |
Lynne Owens | National Crime Agency | 04/01/2016 | 03/01/2021 |
Simon Bollom | Defence Equipment & Support | 21/05/2018 | 20/02/2021 |
Stephen Lovegrove | MOD | 25/04/2016 | 24/04/2021 |
Jonathan Slater | DFE | 03/05/2016 | 02/05/2021 |
Chris Wormald[1] | DHSC | 03/05/2016 | 02/05/2021 |
Tom Scholar | HMT | 01/07/2016 | 30/06/2021 |
Charles Roxburgh | HMT (2nd Perm Sec) | 04/07/2016 | 03/07/2021 |
Alex Chisholm | BEIS | 14/07/2016 | 13/07/2021 |
Ian Diamond[2] | UKSA/ ONS | 20/06/2019 | 31/12/2021 |
Shan Morgan | WG | 06/02/2017 | 05/02/2022 |
Jonathan Jones | Govt Legal Department | 01/03/2014 | 28/02/2022 |
Antonia Romeo | DIT | 27/03/2017 | 26/03/2022 |
Philip Rutnam | HO | 05/04/2017 | 04/04/2022 |
Jeremy Fleming | GCHQ | 10/04/2017 | 09/04/2022 |
Bernadette Kelly | DFT | 18/04/2017 | 17/04/2022 |
Simon Gass | Joint Intelligence Committee | 18/06/2019 | 17/06/2022 |
Crawford Falconer | Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser | 21/08/2017 | 20/08/2022 |
Jim Harra | HMRC | 02/01/2018 | 01/01/2023 |
Peter Schofield | DWP | 16/01/2018 | 16/01/2023 |
Matthew Rycroft | DFID | 22/01/2018 | 22/01/2023 |
Patrick Vallance | Govt Chief Scientific Adviser | 04/04/2018 | 03/04/2023 |
Shona Dunn | HO 2nd PS | 08/10/2018 | 07/10/2023 |
Mark Sedwill | Cabinet Secretary | 24/10/2018 | 23/10/2023 |
Max Hill | Director of Public Prosecutions | 01/11/2018 | 31/10/2023 |
Clare Moriarty | DExEU | 01/04/2019 | 31/03/2024 |
Sarah Healey | DCMS | 23/04/2019 | 22/04/2024 |
Tamara Finkelstein | DEFRA | 19/06/2019 | 18/06/2024 |
Chris Whitty | Chief Medical Officer | 01/10/2019 | 31/09/2024 |
[1] Not on a fixed tenure contract
[2] On a fixed term contract to cover delivery of the next census
Asked by: Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 55310, which extended ministerial offices are in operation as of 1 December 2016, and whether any such offices have been disestablished since 13 July 2016.
Answered by Ben Gummer
I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer.
Asked by: Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which departments have Extended Ministerial Offices; who the members are of each such Extended Offices; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Ben Gummer
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 15 September 2016 to UIN: 45740.
Asked by: Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which projects are currently commissioned for external policy advice (a) from the Ministerial Contestable Policy Fund and (b) by any other means; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Contestable Policy Fund ran from June 2012- June 2015 and is now closed. A full list of projects supported by the CPF can be found on Gov.uk.
Asked by: Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which departments have held board meetings (a) with and (b) without their Secretary of State or ministerial head in attendance since 13 July 2016; what the date was of all such meetings; who attended each such meeting; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Ben Gummer
This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.