Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office explained

Post:	Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office
Insignia:	Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (Crown & Garter) (2022).svg
Insigniasize:	75px
Insigniacaption:	Royal Arms as used by the Home Office
Incumbent:	Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE
Incumbentsince:	23 March 2020
Department:	Home Office
Reports To:	Home Secretary
Termlength:	At His Majesty's pleasure
First:	J. Bell

The Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office^{[1] [2]} is the permanent secretary at the Home Office, the most senior civil servant in the department, charged with running its affairs on a day-to-day basis.

Home Office Permanent Secretaries

• March 1782: J. Bell
• December 1791: John King
• February 1806 – 1817: John Beckett [later [[Baron Grimthorpe|Sir John Beckett, Bart]].]
• June 1817 – 1827: Henry Hobhouse
• July 1827 – 1848: Samuel March Phillipps^[3]
• 1848–1867: Horatio Waddington
• 1867–1885: (Sir) Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell^[4]
• June 1885: Sir H. Maine
• July 1885 – 1895: Sir Godfrey Lushington
• 1895–1903: Sir Kenelm Digby
• 1903–1908: Sir Mackenzie Dalzell Chalmers
• 1908–1922: Sir Edward Troup
• 1922–1932: Sir John Anderson
• 1932–1938: Sir Russell Scott
• 1938–1948: Sir Alexander Maxwell
• 1948–1957: Sir Frank Newsam
• 1957–1966: Sir Charles Cunningham
• 1966–1972: Sir Philip Allen
• 1972–1977: Sir Arthur Peterson
• 1977–1979: Sir Robert Armstrong
• 1979–1988: Sir Brian Cubbon
• 1988–1994: Sir Clive Whitmore
• 1994–1997: Sir Richard Wilson
• 1997–2001: Sir David Omand
• 2001–2005: Sir John Gieve
• 2005–2011: Sir David Normington
• 2011–2012: Dame Helen Ghosh
• 2012–2013: Helen Kilpatrick (acting)
• 2013–2017: Mark Sedwill^[5]
• 2017–2020: Sir Philip Rutnam
• 17 March 2020: Sir Matthew Rycroft^[6]

See also

• Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Undersecretary

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Davidson . The National Archives . 26 March 2022 . Henry Hobhouse, permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office 1817-1827.
2. Web site: MI5 saved royal fascist from jail . BBC News . 5 March 2006 . 26 March 2022 . Sir Alexander Maxwell, then Permanent Under Secretary of State at the Home Office.
3. Phillipps, Samuel March. 45.
4. Source for Liddell and all his predecessors – Newsam F. (Newsam F (1954) The Home Office (London, Allen and Unwin), p.215)
5. Web site: 29 February 2020. Home Office boss quits over 'campaign against him'. 29 February 2020. BBC News.
6. Web site: Matthew Rycroft CBE appointed Permanent Secretary at the Home Office . gov.uk. 14 September 2020.