On 24 October 2018 Sir Jeremy Heywood announced in a personal statement that he was standing down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service to concentrate on his recovery from ill health.
He was appointed Cabinet Secretary following the announcement of Sir Gus O’Donnell’s retirement in December 2011. From September 2014 Jeremy also took on the title Head of the Civil Service.
Head of the Civil Service Sir Jeremy Heywood explains why a career in government is such an exciting and rewarding option for science, technology and engineering graduates - and why we need more of them.
...the Civil Service and how it operates, and becoming involved in projects, along with developing broader skills. This year we have our biggest ever cohort – over 300 interns, involving...
To mark Volunteers' Week, Sir Jeremy Heywood celebrates the thousands of civil servants who volunteer for good causes and announces new Civil Service support for volunteering.
On the Civil Service Commission's 160th anniversary, Sir Jeremy Heywood looks at how the need for constant improvement in the Civil Service is supported by the core principles of the modern service, which we can trace to the commission.
Sir Jeremy Heywood looks at how the Civil Service is building its commercial capability, including through a new online course with a global reach.
Sir Jeremy Heywood thanks civil servants for their work during the General Election period and looks forward to the challenges of the new Parliament.
Last month, I posted my first tweet as Head of the Civil Service. Sir Jeremy Heywood The Civil Service, like all long-standing institutions, needs constantly to strive to improve. And...
Shared Parental Leave campaign poster At the beginning of the year I shared my views on the immediate priorities for the Civil Service. One of those was to increase opportunities...
Sir Jeremy Heywood writes about the advice and guidance for civil servants during the pre-election period and the opportunity for the Civil Service to show itself at its best.
...the strategic leadership of the Civil Service. It was established in 2007 and is chaired by me as Head of the Civil Service. As I mentioned in my first Civil...
