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).

Ensuring support for our carers

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 …

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