The Ministry of Defence is the department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by His Majesty's Government,and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.
The Home Office (HO),also known as the Home Department,is a ministerial department of the British Government,responsible for immigration,security,and law and order. As such,it is responsible for policing in England and Wales,fire and rescue services in England,visas and immigration,and the Security Service (MI5). It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,counter-terrorism,and ID cards. It was formerly responsible for His Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service,but these have been transferred to the Ministry of Justice.
Sir Richard Clive Mottram is a former British civil servant,who retired in 2007 from his most recent senior post as Permanent Secretary,Intelligence,Security and Resilience in the Cabinet Office.
Sir David Bruce Omand is a British former senior civil servant who served as the Director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) from 1996 to 1997.
Sir William Alexander Jeffrey,KCB is a former senior British civil servant,who retired in the autumn of 2010.
Dame Helen Frances Ghosh,is a former British civil servant who has been Master of Balliol College,Oxford since 2018. She was previously Director-General of the National Trust from November 2012 to April 2018.
Dame Susan Jane Owen is a former British civil servant,economist and former academic. She served as the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital,Culture,Media and Sport from October 2013 until her retirement in March 2019.
Dame Susan Ruth Street,DCB was the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Culture,Media and Sport (DCMS) from 2001 to 2006. She was responsible for the overall strategy,delivery and expenditure for the whole department. This included major projects like the winning bid for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the renewal of the BBC Charter.
Dame Lesley Ann Strathie,DCB was a British senior civil servant.
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence,also called the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence,is the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The office holder is the government's principal civilian adviser on Defence matters. The office holder is a member of the Defence Council and the Defence Board. They are the MOD Principal Accounting Officer,and are called to give evidence to the Defence Select Committee.
Sir Oliver Robbins is a former senior British civil servant who served as the Prime Minister's Europe Adviser and the chief Brexit negotiator from 2017 to 2019. He was a controversial figure among Brexit supporters for his perceived pro-European stance. He previously served as the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union from July 2016 to September 2017,and as the Prime Minister's Advisor on Europe and Global Issues from June 2016 to July 2016. Since 2019,he has been an investment advisor at Goldman Sachs.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia,Canada,New Zealand,and the United Kingdom. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
Sir Jonathan Michael Thompson,is a British civil servant who served as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) from September 2012 until April 2016,when he succeeded Dame Lin Homer as Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs. He became Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council after leaving HMRC in Autumn 2019.
The Honours Committee is a committee within the Cabinet Office of the Government of the United Kingdom formed to review nominations for national honours for merit,exceptional achievement or service. Twice yearly the Honours Committee submits formal recommendations for the British monarch's New Years and Birthday Honours. Members of the Honours Committee—which comprises a main committee and nine subcommittees in speciality areas—research and vet nominations for national awards,including knighthoods and the Order of the British Empire.
Sir Richard Nicholas Heaton,KCB is a barrister and former senior British civil servant who was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery from September 2015 until resigning in August 2020. He had previously served as Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary,and First Parliamentary Counsel. He currently serves as Warden of Robinson College,Cambridge.
Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawes is a British economist and civil servant. Since February 2020 she has been Chief Executive of Ofcom. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing,Communities and Local Government,and before that worked at HM Treasury,HM Revenue and Customs,and in the Cabinet Office. She is a Trustee of the Patchwork Foundation,founded by Harris Bokhari.
Dame Clare Moriarty DCB is the Chief Executive of Citizens Advice and former British civil servant,who served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs between 2015 and 2019 and as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) from March 2019 until January 2020. In November 2017,she was appointed the first civil service “faith and belief”champion,to represent all faiths and beliefs and promote interfaith dialogue. After leaving the Civil Service when DExEU was closed,she took up a new role as chief executive of Citizens Advice in April 2021.
Jonathan Slater has been a high ranking British civil servant. From May 2016,he was Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education until his abrupt dismissal on 26 August 2020 following a controversy over national school examination grades.
Antonia Rebecca Caroline Romeo is a British civil servant. She is currently serving as the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. She was the permanent secretary at the Department for International Trade and before that,the British consul-general in New York for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and concurrently director-general for economic and commercial affairs in the USA.
Dame Bernadette Mary Kelly is a British senior civil servant who has served as permanent secretary for the Department for Transport since 18 April 2017.
