Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary

Alex Chisholm became Chief Operating Officer of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office in April 2020.

Previously, from September 2016, he was Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Prior to that he was Joint Permanent Secretary for BEIS.

Before that, he was Permanent Secretary for the former Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Carers' Rights Day 2023

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency, 23 November 2023 - A Modern Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Alex Chisholm and Rebecca Sudworth, Civil Service Permanent Secretary Lead and Deputy Lead for Carers, acknowledge the contribution of all our civil servant carers. Today is Carers’ Rights Day which provides a welcome opportunity to recognise the contribution of our carers. Around a fifth …

Ensuring support for our carers

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency, 5 June 2023 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service

Three years after launching the Civil Service Carers’ Strategy, Alex Chisholm and Rebecca Sudworth, Civil Service Permanent Secretary Lead and Deputy Lead for Carers, provide an update on progress.    Today marks the start of Carers Week 2023. In the Civil Service, around a fifth …

Charities and Partners week - 24-28 April 2023

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, 17 April 2023 - A great place to work, A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service

This week celebrates the first Civil Service Charities and Partners Week to raise awareness of the help and support available from the welfare bodies we work closely with. It shows that despite offering different things, each organisation complements each other …

Raising Carer Awareness

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency, 24 November 2022 - Uncategorized

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary Lead for Carers, and Rebecca Sudworth, Deputy Lead for Carers, emphasise their commitment to building a carer-friendly workforce.  Carers’ Rights Day (24 November 2022) gives us the chance to reflect on …

Making caring visible, valued and supported

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency, 6 June 2022 - A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Better policymaking

Two years after launching the Civil Service Carers’ Strategy, Alex Chisholm and Rebecca Sudworth, Civil Service Carers Champion and Deputy Carers Champion, provide an update on progress.      Welcome to this year’s Carers’ Week – 6 to 12 June. Across the …

We’re Levelling Up Careers in the Civil Service

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, 7 February 2022 - A Modern Civil Service, A Skilled Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service

Following the newly-launched Levelling Up White Paper, Alex Chisholm explores how moving thousands of Civil Service roles and creating more opportunity around the country will help us to build A Modern Civil Service.  Last week the Government launched the much …

Championing the Carer agenda

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy, Food Standards Agency, 25 November 2021 - A Modern Civil Service, An Ambitious Civil Service, An Innovative Civil Service, Uncategorized

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Inclusion Champion, and Rebecca Sudworth, Deputy Champion for Carers, highlight the importance of carer awareness. Today 25 November is Carers Rights Day, an opportunity to recognise the skills and insights our carers bring to their work …

Valuing our Civil Service Carers

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, 7 June 2021 - A great place to work, Uncategorized

A recent survey found there are more than 65,000 carers working in the Civil Service. Newly appointed Carers’ Champion, Alex Chisholm, tells us his plans to support staff with caring responsibilities. I am delighted to take up the new role …

Next Steps in retrospect

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, 12 September 2017 - Civil Service Leaders, Improved outcomes

BEIS Permanent Secretary Alex Chisholm on the importance of strengthening links with partner organisations to build best practice across the Civil Service.

Volunteering – give a little, gain a lot

Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, 22 March 2017 - Civil Service Leaders

In his first post on this blog, BEIS Permanent Secretary Alex Chisholm talks about a recent experience as a volunteer and what it taught him.

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