Una Bennett

Biography

Una Bennett was appointed Director of National Services at HMCTS in April 2021. In this role, she has overseen the opening of the final two Courts and Tribunal Service Centres (CTSCs) in Salford and Newport. Una has also led on the continued transition and embedding of services into CTSCs resulting from the Reform programme and stabilisation of service centre operations following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Before joining HMCTS, she was Chief Executive of the Standards and Testing Agency, Department for Education (DfE) from September 2018. In this role she was responsible for the policy, design and operational delivery of primary school tests including a major project to change the supply chain. She also led on a number of covid-related activities for DfE during the pandemic.

Una had previously held Deputy Director roles in the Standards and Testing Agency and the Education and Skills Funding Agency and led on various projects and operations.

Una began her career in financial services joining the Civil Service in 2007.