Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office

Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office
Royal Arms as used by the Home Office
Incumbent
Sir Matthew Rycroft
since 23 March 2020
Home Office
Reports toHome Secretary
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
First holderJ. Bell
Websitewww.gov.uk

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.

  1. ^ "William Davidson". The National Archives. Retrieved 26 March 2022. Henry Hobhouse, permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office 1817-1827
  2. ^ "MI5 saved royal fascist from jail". BBC News. 5 March 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2022. Sir Alexander Maxwell, then Permanent Under Secretary of State at the Home Office