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Andrew Mitchell was appointed as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on 25 October 2022. On 12 April 2024 he was given the honorific title of Deputy Foreign Secretary. He was previously Secretary of...
Lee Owston was appointed National Director, Education in January 2024. Since joining Ofsted as one of His Majesty’s Inspectors ( HMI ) in 2013, Lee has held various deputy director roles across early years, schools, teacher development and special educational...
Tara Smith was appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Department for Business and Trade ( DBT ) in May 2023. Prior to joining DBT , Tara was Director of People and Resources at the Food Standards Agency. Tara has also...
Sarah Montgomery OBE was the UK’s Special Envoy for the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, from June 2022 to May 2024. Prior to this, Sarah was: Trade and Economic Counsellor in the British Embassy Washington Head of the Gulf,...
Information for applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme who are applying from outside the UK.
How to apply for a screening study with the Environment Agency to assess and rank water resources options for farming (now closed for applications).
Find out if you can apply to join the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Colleen joined the Department for International Development in 2012. She has served with DFID and FCDO in the Overseas Territories, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Caribbean, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Colleen joined DFID in 2012, after previously working for Irish Aid in Tanzania...
Michael Anderson was Director General for Policy and Global Issues at the Department for International Development ( DFID ) between April 2010 and September 2013. Prior to being appointed to this role Michael has help a number of positions within...
Employment Tribunal decision.
Jonathan re-joined HM Revenue and Customs at the beginning of October 2021 having previously worked as the Deputy National Statistician and Director General for Economic Statistics at the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ). Jonathan joined the ONS in...
Jonathan took up his appointment as British Consul General in Calgary in June 2021. He is the UK Government’s representative in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Prior to arriving in Calgary, Jonathan served for four years as Southeast Asia Regional Director...
Chris Gibb has worked in the rail industry for more than 40 years, with Board roles at train operators and Network Rail. Chris joined British Rail from school as a clerk in 1981, aged 17. After 20 years of operational...
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...
Mark Dittmer-Odell was appointed British Consul-General in Munich in April 2024. His area of responsibility covers Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Before he began his career with the British government in 2017, he worked in government affairs for the private sector for...
Jennifer Anderson is the Director, Consular and Crisis at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Commonwealth Office (FCDO), starting in this role in January 2020. Jennifer served as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Ankara until January 2020. Before...
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Germany.
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