Peter Schofield

Peter became the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions on 16 January 2018.

Previously he worked as: Director General for Finance at DWP from July 2016; Director General for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government;
and Director of the Enterprise and Growth Unit at HM Treasury.

Leadership is the biggest job

Posted by: Peter Schofield, Posted on: 3 August 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Effective leaders

Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Work & Pensions, shares what he’s learnt about leadership since joining the Civil Service in 1991 and now leading the biggest government department.