Susan Allott

1 day ago | civilserviceworld.com | Jim Dunton |Susan Allott

An independent review of performance and culture at the Office for National Statistics has found “deep seated issues” that require a restructuring of the organisation’s top leadership. The exercise, conducted by former Department for Transport and Department for Work and Pensions permanent secretary Sir Robert Devereux, has called for the separation of the role of national statistician and permanent secretary of ONS to drive change.

1 week ago | civilserviceworld.com | Susan Allott |Suzannah Brecknell

Sarah Healey has received a damehood in the King’s Birthday honours. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government permanent secretary becomes a Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath – which recognises the work of senior military officials and civil servants. Fellow permanent secretary-level civil servant, Madeleine Alessandri, the Joint Intelligence Committee chair, has also been awarded a damehood, with both officials recognised for their contribution to public service.

1 month ago | civilserviceworld.com | Jim Dunton |Susan Allott

Two arm’s-length bodies have this week announced that their next chief executives will be job-share appointments. The Trade Remedies Authority – the UK’s post-Brexit watchdog responsible for investigating alleged unfair trading practices – has unveiled Jessica Blakely and Carmen Suarez as its job-share chief executives. They will take up post at the authority, which is an ALB of the Department for Business and Trade, on 2 June.

1 month ago | civilserviceworld.com | Susan Allott |Tevye Markson

It was almost 3pm on 25 April, a warm Friday afternoon, perfect for a picnic or an outdoor kickabout. But the speakers taking part in the Lords debate on a report from the Statutory Inquiries Committee, Enhancing Public Trust, were not going to let the issues at stake be kicked into the long grass. As Philip Norton put it in his opening words: "We have the potential to ensure that public inquiries more effectively meet the needs of victims and survivors and enhance public trust in the process.

2 months ago | civilserviceworld.com | Susan Allott |Jim Dunton

Maura Sullivan has been appointed as chair of the Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee for a term of three years. Sullivan is “a finance professional with an executive career spanning board-level CFO roles in banking, asset management and pensions”, the Cabinet Office said in a statement. Her experience includes working in “complex international organisations”, managing large teams and leading “large transformation programmes”, it added.