Philip Rutnam joined the Home Office as Permanent Secretary in April 2017. Previously, he was Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport for 5 years.
He was appointed Civil Service Disability Champion in 2015.
He was knighted in the 2018 New Year's Honours List.
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One year after being made Disability Champion of the Civil Service, Philip Rutnam reviews his commitments and asks civil servants to hold him to account.
Philip Rutnam, Perm Secretary for the Department for Transport and Civil Service Disability Champion Today (Thursday 4 February 2016) is Time to Talk Day which aims to get the nation...
Civil Service Disability Champion Philip Rutnam uses the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities to look at initiatives supporting greater inclusion for civil servants declaring a disability.
Philip Rutnam, Perm Secretary for the Department for Transport and Civil Service Disability Champion It’s been a whirlwind first six months as the new Civil Service Disability Champion. I’ve learnt...
...people with health conditions. DCMS are investing the rollout of superfast broadband to rural areas, estimated to enable around 7000 more disabled people and carers to participate in work. What...
Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Transport and Civil Service Disability Champion I am absolutely delighted to be taking on the role of Disability Champion across the Civil...
