Succeeding Sir Mark Sedwill as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service is a job that a lot of people – including the successful candidate – said that they did not want. “You have to look at the numbers. The departures came only a couple of months into Case’s appointment as cabinet secretary, and it was reported that he had approached Cain about the chief of staff job. “You know, it's a bloody difficult time for the country, and enormous numbers of people have suffered in terrible ways. It's vital.”. How do we move faster? Changing large organisations is inherently complicated – and especially one that's hundreds of thousands [of people]. At 41 Case is the second youngest cabinet secretary after Maurice Hankey, who David © Dods Group PLC document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); After two years at the royal household, Simon Case returned to government this summer to head up its coronavirus response. [3] He then returned to the Cabinet Office, where he was Executive Director of the Implementation Group. “The tragic level of deaths tells us that probably in every area, if we'd gone further faster we might have saved more lives”, “For me, it’s just as important that we learn the lessons as we go as it is that in the years ahead. Another lesson he hopes will be taken from this period is one that another cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, wanted to see realised. A recent survey by civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm on the subject hammered that home, he says, adding: “I think that's probably right. In offices across Whitehall and the corridors of parliament, at kitchen tables and in spare bedrooms across the country, people are breathing a sigh of relief. STILL CLIMBING. Subscribe now to Civil Service World magazine, By It is another example of where the work of government has been changed by its coronavirus response. [3] In 2012, he served as Head of the Olympic Secretariat, a temporary team within the Cabinet Office that was set up to oversee the delivery of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. [2] That role had been vacant for eight years after Sir Jeremy Heywood left in 2012. [3][4][6] His doctoral supervisor was Professor Peter Hennessy, and his thesis was titled The Joint Intelligence Committee and the German Question, 1947–61. But he did weigh in on the formation of the job – a title last held by Gavin Barwell under Theresa May, before Cummings effectively took over many of the responsibilities when he became chief adviser to Johnson. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: MICHAEL REGAN. Another potential breakthrough is the way civil servants have worked across departments and fields of expertise to develop coronavirus schemes – which could finally be an answer to government’s tendency to work in silos. [4], (As Cabinet Office Second Permanent Secretary), Head of the Home Civil Service and Cabinet Secretary, "Case, Dr Simon, (born 27 Dec. 1978), Private Secretary to the Duke of Cambridge, since 2018." “Something that in the past government hasn't done enough of is learning lessons from around the world and genuinely being open to looking at what other countries are doing,” he says. Who is Simon Case: the ‘free-thinking’ Boris Johnson ally set to head the civil service Ex-assistant to Prince William lined up to replace Mark Sedwill as cabinet secretary I've been lucky enough to see various iterations of Downing Street through the years... [and] how I've seen Downing Street work under different guises. Simon Case CVO (born 27 December 1978) is a British civil servant who has served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service since 9 September 2020, succeeding Sir Mark Sedwill. “No such thing. I'm sure the answer will be yes.”. 12 Jan Civil Service Reform. We've all got families and lives of our own to lead outside work and you can't fail to have been affected… As parents and family members and friends to others, it's a hell of a thing that we're all going through together.”. “There were quite a lot of new data streams [as well as] existing streams within departments being pulled together into a single, cross-government dashboard, so that all ministers and all officials have access to the same picture, which I think is probably a great thing.”. My name is River & I am an A.I. Another career civil servant, experienced in policy but not delivery. My message to civil servants is, when you see those things, have the courage to challenge them and change them.”, Does Case think the fact that he is citing a report from half a century ago demonstrate that the civil service is difficult to change? Case's promotion to one of the top jobs in the British government comes after he most recently helped shape the U.K.'s response to the coronavirus as permanent secretary in Downing Street. What are the things Case thinks have not gone well? Simon Case appointed cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. Well, the pace at which you have to move in the 21st century is even greater than it was in 1967, 1968.”. There is huge pressure on everybody. But when CSW suggests the truth may out later, he is adamant there will never be a memoir. Says Case: “I profoundly believe that all organisations – we need to help our staff look after themselves, especially when we’re all working under this pressure. The Prime Minister has appointed Simon Case as Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service, the Cabinet Office has confirmed. He has called the permanent civil service an “idea for the history books” and said its HR practices reward mediocrity – and had also been pushing for major changes to recruitment and reward rules. “And actually, we hear civil servants telling us that our processes aren't agile enough, that we can be too bureaucratic,” he adds. A former private secretary to Prince William has been named the UK's new top civil servant. Simon Case, who was made permanent secretary at Downing Street … This will include issues including the relationship between No.10 and the Cabinet Office, Civil Service Reform, the Cabinet Office staff survey results including allegations of bullying and harassment. “Whilst I recognise there's a lot of media interest in some of what's going on in Downing Street, actually, the vast majority of what the PM and his team have been focused on is the same big issues that we've been working on for the last few months – ie Covid,” he says. Hey there! Earlier this year, his former boss appeared in the BBC documentary Prince William, Football and Mental Health, which followed the duke as he tried to get men to open up about mental-health issues. As an experienced permanent secretary she brings with her a … And through that, government has had to adapt and change in the sorts of ways that I’ve talked about. “It's deeply inspirational, actually. A career civil servant until he left to become Prince William’s private secretary in 2018, Case has dealt with his share of crises. Another white man with an Oxbridge degree. [3][10] On 23 June 2017, he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in recognition of his service in that role. Case doesn’t address the now ex-special adviser’s more inflammatory criticisms directly, saying he “hasn’t read or studied all of the Cummings critique”. [8] He then worked in the Northern Ireland Office and the Cabinet Office. 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Ahead of England’s second lockdown – the reason CSW is joining Case virtually, rather than physically, in the Cabinet Office – ministers and civil servants had been able to look at what did and didn’t work the first time around, and were armed with better data about where the virus was spreading, he says. Covid deaths today pushed 1,000 for the third day in a row as cases rose by a further 48,682. Missouri’s Executive Branch consists of all state elective and appointive employees and is responsible for executing the laws of the state. It is a period that will be studied by historians for decades to come – even without Case’s memoirs to help them. Senator and Secretary of State Kerry will act as a Cabinet-level "climate czar" in the Biden administration who will help guide the country's climate diplomacy. “We often talk about how time in Covid-land is a very different thing to previous experiences of time,” he says. He previously served as Downing Street Permanent Secretary to Prime Minister Boris Johnson from May 2020. Even before Case returned to government this summer after a two-year hiatus at the royal household, some politicians would surely have been glad of that fact. Headed by the Governor, the Executive Branch consists of sixteen executive departments and six statewide elected officials. [3] He worked first within the Ministry of Defence as a policy adviser. And I think that tells us a lot about how we should govern. Case’s predecessor, Sir Mark Sedwill, by all accounts had his fair share of run-ins with the chief spad. [10], On 8 January 2016, Case was announced as the next Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in succession to Chris Martin who had died while in office. Reflecting on some of the more memorable episodes of his career to date, the former principal private secretary to prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May says: “Safe to say there are moments in reshuffles, where accidentally the wrong person has been put on the line and you realise that you’re about to offer the wrong person the job.”. Aged 41, he is the youngest holder of the role since 1916. “There are moments in reshuffles where the wrong person has been put on the line and you realise you’re about to offer the wrong person the job”. And so it's not really surprising it's the same themes coming up. Simon Case was appointed as … Another thing he says makes “a very big difference” is that he is surrounded by “some quite phenomenal colleagues”. The total number of people who have lost … I think that the civil service, like many employers all around the country, has made real strides forwards on helping people learn to talk about their mental health, understand and be comfortable talking about the pressure they're under, and think about any help that they might need. From January 2016 to May 2017, Case served under David Cameron and Theresa May as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. KIRKWOOD, Mo. "I think people will be surprised about how much of an advocate for talent in the civil service Dominic Cummings has been", But Case says his experience working with Cummings has been “quite different to the media portrayal”. So it would be tempting to think his return to government might have felt like a return to familiar ground – after two years in that other-worldly realm of the royal family. A former private secretary to the Duke of Cambridge will become the new head of the UK civil service, Downing Street confirmed today. [3] He took up the appointment on 11 January 2016 until he was succeeded by Peter Hill on 10 May 2017. Regan, North Carolina's top environmental regulator, worked at the EPA during the Clinton and Bush administrations. From 2.15pm: Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service; Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office Simon Case will take up his role as the new cabinet secretary on 9 September, the Cabinet Office confirmed. Asked later to reflect on the proudest moments of his career, he recalls the aftermath of David Cameron’s resignation following the 2016 EU referendum. Welcome to the Missouri Secretary of State. The task Case and others are facing has been further complicated by some high-profile staffing changes. [12] In January 2018, he was appointed Director General Northern Ireland and Ireland:[14] in this role, he acted as the lead civil servant for finding a solution to the Irish border issue post-Brexit. Simon Case was appointed Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service in September 2020. The Duke of Cambridge is said to have given Simon Case’s appointment as Cabinet Secretary his blessing (Ben Birchall/PA) Apart from his role with the Duke of Cambridge, Mr Case’s career has included helping deliver the 2012 London Olympics, a tenure as private secretary to former prime minister David Cameron, and working on the Irish border issue created by Brexit. [citation needed], In 2007, Case married Elizabeth Kistruck, chief finance officer for Hotels.com at Expedia Inc, they have three daughters. [5] He then undertook postgraduate research in political history at Queen Mary University of London, and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2007. – Here is cell phone video of three bystanders pulling a man and his wheelchair to safety off of the train tracks. “I'm pretty determined that we hold on to some of this,” Case says, casting around for the words to describe the last few months. [18][19] Case took up the position on 9 September 2020. He is speaking to CSW just days after Boris Johnson’s chief political aide Dominic Cummings and head of communications Lee Cain announced they would be leaving Downing Street – shortly after it was reported that Cain was to be made Johnson’s chief of staff. Was legendary grand master Yoda using red teaming to evaluate all his defences? No doubt, we'll look back at this in some grand way about those lessons.”, Does the enormity of the task in front of Case weigh on him? [15], In March 2018, it was announced that Case would be the next Private Secretary to the Duke of Cambridge: he took up the appointment in July 2018. LONDON — Simon Case has been appointed Cabinet secretary and chief of the U.K.'s civil service. He says the civil service, now more than ever, must be a “compassionate employer”. “And also the challenges that Churchill was trying to deal with during the war with his wartime temporaries – they’re the same themes. Simon Case CVO (born 27 December 1978) is a British civil servant who has served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service since 9 September 2020, succeeding Sir Mark Sedwill. And I can't do anything other than answer it honestly. But listening to him recount his experience of the last few months, it is as though his arrival at Downing Street was when he stepped through the looking glass. “It's very easy to take for granted the smooth handover of power in our system, but actually, managing the transition from David Cameron to Theresa May and being part of how our democracy works – those are things that make me proud.”. I think each of us could look around us every day and find a bit of process that we'd like to do differently. Remember the context, what we're dealing with: a totally novel virus. And every day a new aspect came along.” Government needed to get to grips with the medical understanding of a totally novel virus, the health messaging for the public, and all the economic and societal consequences of both the pandemic and its own measures to tackle it. So that's what I've been talking to him about.”, Johnson is the third prime minister Case has worked for in No.10. Please turn on JavaScript Of course, as the nation’s highest-ranking civil servant, Case can’t name names. At the start of this, we didn't understand the level of asymptomatic carriers that there would be... We know that at the start we weren't doing enough testing, but we rapidly scaled that up.”, He goes on: “So there will come a time when we look at all of these lessons, I think, in every area, we’ll say to ourselves, could we have further, faster in some of those areas? for the best possible experience. loading. I think the weight on the shoulders of the prime minister and his ministerial team, and political leaders across the devolved administrations and frankly across the world, is unbelievable at the moment. At 41, he is the youngest person in the position since Lord Hankey, for whom the role was created in 1916, during the middle of the Great War. Coronavirus has forced officials to confront some of these problems, and Case says the “smarter, more agile delivery of public services and policy development” that has emerged during the pandemic could make government more effective in the longer term. In the Cabinet Office, in departments and in the Covid task force that helps formulate coronavirus measures, are “some of the finest people I've ever worked with, who are just working themselves so hard in service of their countries”. As one of the people advising them, that burden is not always easy to carry”, “The reality is there's 450,000-odd of us in the civil service who are deeply motivated to serve the public... but we aren't machines. 22 May 2020 Government Tax Profession. For every minister who will be relieved at the news, there will surely be a frustrated historian of government wishing they had Case’s reflections on this period to look forward to. “To be very candid, the complexity of the problem was the thing that first hit me.”, “There wasn't a single bit of government that felt like it hadn't been mobilised in response to Covid”. The 41-year-old will succeed Sir Mark Sedwill, who announced in June that he would be standing down amid rumours of a rift in 10 Downing Street. Simon Case will not be writing a memoir. The role is currently occupied by Simon Case. WSJ's Ben Kesling reports from the scene in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown Photo: Witnesses. The International Comparators Joint Unit – a team of officials set up between the Cabinet Office and Foreign Office to analyse and assess global responses to Covid – is a “phenomenal example” of how that can work, the cab sec says. No, not having that,” he says. The civil service advertised for a replacement cabinet secretary with a proposed salary of £200,000. [8][9], From 2012 and July 2014, Case worked at 10 Downing Street as a Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and then as Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. "The weight on the shoulders of the prime minister and his ministerial team is unbelievable. [7], Case joined the Civil Service in 2006. His appointment as No.10 permanent secretary in June, then as cabinet secretary in September, came as the government was tackling two national crises – Covid and the fraught negotiations at the end of the Brexit transition period – and with No.10 apparently in the throes of a power struggle. 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Boris Johnson said Simon Case, drafted in to be the top aide at Number 10 earlier this year, would do a 'fantastic' job as Cabinet Secretary. “The answer to that is yes and no. The person in this role acts as the senior policy adviser to the prime minister and Cabinet and as the secretary to the Cabinet, is responsible to all ministers for the efficient running of government. Simon is currently the Permanent Secretary in Number 10. Welcome to the Missouri Secretary of State. Simon Case, who was appointed permanent secretary of 10 Downing Street this May, has been confirmed as the next cabinet secretary. Simon Case became cabinet secretary at an extraordinary time, and his first few weeks in post have been dominated by the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis. loading. “For me, the period of Covid has given us a lot of signposts... it’s been an accelerator or something transformational. It is at this point that Case’s research background becomes apparent – before joining the Ministry of Defence as a policy adviser in 2006, he completed a doctorate in political history under Peter Hennessy, the respected historian of government. Cabinet secretary Simon Case added that Driver had provided "strong leadership to the department over the last few months". Does Case think any of the eccentric spad’s ideas are worth keeping? Asked about his role in the discussions, Case says he talked Johnson through the options – but “on the specifics, of course these are political appointments so the involvement of officials on all of this is relatively little”. This site requires JavaScript for certain functions and interactions to work. He was previously Director General Northern Ireland and Ireland. But the context keeps changing, and it's all about: how does governing adapt to the internal and external context? An important part of what you need to get through such a broad crisis is helping and understanding the challenges that our staff are going through in their daily lives. Read the most recent articles written by Beckie Smith and Richard Johnstone - Where Dominic Cummings is right, and more: seven things we learned in Mark Sedwill’s CSW exit interview, Registered office: 11th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG. So as always, when you're under pressure and you think ‘How do I cope with this?’, the quality of the people around you is a big factor in that.”. “Antonia’s appointment is great news for the Ministry of Justice. “It’s the context that's forced us to do this big, complex policy thinking and then rapid design and delivery of frontline services. Special advisers are appointed by ministers and are not subject to public appointment rules. And Case says he has been impressed by how officials have mobilised data and analysis to give ministers a picture of what is happening in the health service and, as he puts it, “out on the streets”. Simon Case has been confirmed as the UK’s new top civil servant, with the prime minister saying he would do a “fantastic” job as cabinet secretary. Heywood, whom Case worked with as a PPS, wanted officials to engage more with policy development overseas. Cabinet secretary Simon Case said: ‘Antonia’s appointment is great news for the Ministry of Justice. The Prime Minister has appointed Simon Case as the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. How do you get more expertise in? “So alongside other advice that I've given the PM, I’m very happy to talk him through how Downing Street has worked in the past, and helping him understand what the various roles have been. “There is some really impressive stuff that I have seen the civil service come up with in response,” he adds, highlighting the “phenomenally complicated, multidisciplinary services being set up at short notice” to run projects like the furlough scheme, or to develop the shielding programme from scratch. But he notes that some of his ideas have “been around for decades”. [8] In March 2015, he joined Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) as Director of Strategy. They are more oil tankers, usually, than they are speedboats, when it comes to turning circles.”, “Changing large organisations is inherently complicated. A former private secretary to Prince William will reportedly be named the UK's new top civil servant. Former Downing Street PPS Simon Case to return to civil service as No.10 perm sec. CSW has heard from senior officials who have butted heads with the tech enthusiast. But Case says the centre had not become distracted from the task at hand. It has been widely reported that the dual departures followed a bitter power struggle over a chaotic and divided No.10. “One of the things that the generation of the family that I worked for focused enormously on was mental health,” he says. Simon Case will take over as the UK's top civil servant next week after being appointed by Boris Johnson. Those are the lessons we need to hold on to”, “It’s the context that's forced us to do this big, complex policy thinking and then rapid design and delivery of frontline services for the public. [3], Case was born on 27 December 1978 in Bristol, England. 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