Leading the Civil Service through a General Election, with Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union
Author WIG Date 28 Jun 2024
A Recording of the WIG Webinar: Leading the Civil Service through a General Election, with Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union.
With a general election due to be held on 4 July, and election period guidance in place for Civil Servants, we are delighted to welcome Philip Rycroft, to speak from his experience on the role of the Permanent Secretary in leading during a General Election.
Watch now to:
• Understand what actually happens within the Civil Service during the General Election period
• Gain insight on how the Senior Civil Service function during the pre-election period, and the role of the Permanent Secretary in supporting the incoming government following an election result.
Closed captions and transcripts are available.
Please note the Q&A is not included in this recording.
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Speaker at this event
Philip Rycroft worked in the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) between March 2017 and March 2019, from October 2017 as Permanent Secretary. He was responsible for leading the department in all its work on the Government’s preparations for Brexit. From June 2015 to March 2019 he was head of the UK Governance Group in the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for advising ministers on all aspects of the constitution and devolution. From May 2012 to May 2015, he was the Director General in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.
Through his career, Philip worked in a variety of roles, in the civil service in Scotland and London, in the European Commission and in business.
He is now a non-executive director, academic and consultant.