Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-03-17.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of diversity of membership of the Civil Service Board; and if he will make a statement.

Matthew Hancock

The Civil Service Board is the highest level of governance and the most senior collective leadership body. It is Chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and comprises the Chief Executive and senior Permanent Secretaries. Its current membership is:

Sir Jeremy Heywood

Melanie Dawes

Sir Robert Devereux

Dame Lin Homer

Sir Derek Jones

Mark Lowcock

John Manzoni

Sir Nick Macpherson

Sir Simon McDonald

Dame Una O’Brien

Mark Sedwill

Jon Thompson

Chris Wormold

Appointments to the Civil Service Board are made by the Chair and are selected from the pool of Permanent Secretaries who are heads of department. Board membership is reviewed on an ongoing basis and diversity is always a key consideration when making new appointments.