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Mark has worked at the Ministry of Justice since early 2016, whilst within the department he has driven many of the department’s HR led programmes from restructuring to service improvement, including driving recruitment to fulfil our Ministerial Commitments to effectively...
Will joined the NIO as a Director in July 2022 with responsibility for political strategy and engagement with the Northern Ireland Executive, political parties, civic society, as well as with the Irish Government and the US Administration. Will leads our...
Dafydd joined the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales in January 2021. Dafydd heads up the communications team, overseeing all aspects of media relations, digital & social media, stakeholder engagement as well as events and visits. Career Before...
Peter Wilson CMG is the Director General for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from March to September 2022. Peter was previously Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federative Republic...
The UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament gave a UK statement in the Cluster 3 session of the 10th NPT Review Conference.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Julia Kinniburgh is the Director General for Skills Group, taking on the role in December 2022. Prior to this she was Director General for Strategy Group from April to December 2022. Julia’s previous roles in government include: Director General for...
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Martin Shearman was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium in June 2019. Martin was previously posted to New York where he was responsible for the UK’s engagement with the United Nations on development, humanitarian and human rights...
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times on how using data effectively and safely can improve patient care and bolster research
Faran Johnson joined HM Courts & Tribunals Service in 2015. Faran has over 20 years of global HR experience leading organisational transformation to drive the right leadership and behaviours to enable change. She has worked in the finance, retail, services,...
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
James joined the Foreign Office (FCO) in November 2012, having previously worked in International NGOs, and before that in UK Local Government. During his NGO career James worked in Southern Sudan (before it became an independent country), Rwanda, and Sierra...
Jenny Mooney is the Director for Operations (Barring) at the Disclosure and Barring Service. Jenny took on this post at the DBS in September 2016. Jenny has vast experience in safeguarding and public protection, having spent most of her career...
Carolyn McCall was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2017 to 2020. Carolyn is the first female Chief Executive of ITV, joining in early 2018. She was previously Chief Executive of...
David L Evans became Transformation Director at DVLA in January 2012. Education Studied Agricultural Technology at Harper Adams College. Career David joined DVLA in 2005 as Central Operations Director. He then worked for 3 years as Corporate Affairs Director. He...
Joanna Key is Director General, Regeneration, Housing and Planning at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Joanna was previously Director of Growth and Infrastructure at HM Treasury and Director for Domestic Affairs at the Cabinet Office. Prior to...
Barry Lowen was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mali from January 2021 until July 2022. He was previously Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Algeria. Mr Lowen has worked in India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UK Mission to the UN in New...
Colin Martin-Reynolds is the Director for Organisational Improvement at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Colin was the British Ambassador to Colombia from September 2019 to July 2022. A career diplomat, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1990....
We develop and deliver assessments for children in education between reception and the end of key stage 2. STA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Education .
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