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As Acting Chief Customer Officer at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and member of the Executive Board, Lisa leads the organisation’s global commercial activity. Overseeing a 280 strong team across Customer Division, Lisa’s teams play a key role in strategy...
Sarah Bennett took up her appointment as Deputy Head of the UK Mission to ASEAN in April 2019. She joined the FCO in 2006, after a career in the Royal Navy and completing a PhD in International Politics. She has...
Founder of Ireland’s Insolvency Service joins the UK Insolvency Service Board as a non-executive member
Rebecca joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2010 and was appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Romania in July 2023. Rebecca previously served as Political Counsellor in the Philippines, where she led teams covering foreign...
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money.
Sarah is the Commercial Director and Head of Commercial Profession with overall responsibility for the Commercial Function in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). She is an accredited Commercial Specialist at SCS2 level and part of the Government Commercial Function’s...
John-Mark took on the role of Transformation Delivery Director in February 2021 having joined Companies House in June 2018 as the Head of Service Delivery and becoming the Director of Operations in early 2019. John-Mark has over 15 years’ experience...
Judith Gough became the British Ambassador to Sweden in August 2019. From 2015 to 2019 she was British Ambassador to Ukraine. Ms Gough joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2001 and has been engaged with Eastern Europe and Central...
Chris Wall has been Deputy Head of Mission and Consul at the British Embassy in La Paz since August 2013. Prior to this posting Chris worked in the British Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, the British High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya...
Matthew Rowland arrived in Somalia on 4 June 2019 as Deputy Ambassador. He was previously UK Ambassador/ Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. Matthew joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2001. He has worked across...
Bill Crothers joined the Civil Service in 2007, and was the Government’s Chief Commercial Officer from April 2012 until November 2015. Bill started his civil service career in the Home Office where he later became Group Commercial Director. In addition...
A BSL Advisory Board is being established to help the government on the implementation of the British Sign Language Act 2022.
Kieran Drake started as Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Berlin in August 2021. From April 2017 until August 2020 Kieran was Minister Counsellor, Political and Press at the British High Commission in New Delhi. Kieran joined the UK Civil...
Information and service documents on the national DBS testing service offered by PHE to improve uptake of 12 month testing of infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers.
James McEwen joined the Ministry of Justice in 2016. He has held a number of roles over that time including Deputy Chief Executive, Legal Aid Agency; and Group Finance Director. James is currently the Chief Operating Officer for the Ministry,...
Tamsin Heath is currently the Deputy Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao. She arrived in Hong Kong and assumed the role in August 2019. Tamsin joined the Diplomatic Service in 2005 as a diplomatic service economist working on economic...
Jackie Lockhart joined the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ( CICA ) in September 2009 as Deputy Director, Operations. She was responsible for casework management and the agency’s customer service centre. After 3 years in this role, she took up her...
Ruth joined HMRC as Director of Indirect Tax in March 2016, and has led on Customs and Indirect Tax since early 2017. Since joining the Civil Service in the 1990s, she has led a range of policy work in different...
Minister for Europe Nusrat Ghani gave a speech at the Council of Europe foreign ministers’ meeting in Strasbourg on 17 May 2024.
Form COP10: Application notice for applications to be joined as a party.
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