The Cabinet Secretary Sir , with the agreement of
the Prime Minister, has today announced the appointment of Sarah
Healey, as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for
Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Sarah is currently the
Director General of the Economic and Domestic Secretariat in the
Cabinet Office and will take up the new role at DCMS.
Welcoming Sarah Healey’s appointment Sir said:
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Healey as
the new Permanent Secretary of DCMS. She has built a wealth of
knowledge and experience from her previous roles across
Whitehall, which positions her as the ideal candidate to take
over the important role as Permanent Secretary of DCMS. I know
she is pleased to return to the department.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Dame
, who retires later this
month, for her excellent leadership of the department over the
last six years. She has been an invaluable member of the civil
service and deserves tribute for her commitment to tirelessly
working towards the best outcomes of citizens across the
country.
The Secretary of State for DCMS, the Rt Hon QC MP, said:
I am very pleased to welcome Sarah back to DCMS and I am
looking forward to working closely with her in her new role.
Sarah’s recent experience of working on EU exit, combined with
her years of experience at DCMS, will be extremely valuable and
I know that she will make an outstanding contribution to the
department.
I would also like to thank Dame , who has led the department
with distinction over the past five and a half years. In this
time, Sue has made the department a more resilient, inclusive
and ambitious place, with an expanded remit at the heart of
21st century government.
Sarah Healey said:
I am absolutely thrilled to be appointed as the Permanent
Secretary of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and
Sport. I know what a brilliant department it is from my time
there as Director General and have watched it grow and continue
to change for the better and better over the last couple of
years. Sue will be such a tough act to follow, but I am really
looking forward to working with Ministers and the team on the
important challenges DCMS and its extended family have in
shaping the future of the country.
This appointment has been agreed by the Prime Minister, and
follows an internal recruitment competition.
Notes
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Sarah Healey has been Director General of the Economic and
Domestic Secretariat since December 2018. Immediately prior
to that she was DG in the Cabinet Office Europe Unit/DExEU.
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Earlier roles include Director General in DCMS between 2013
and 2016. She also led the Automatic Enrolment Project in the
Private Pensions Department, DWP, and five years in the
Department for Education: first as Director for Strategy and
Performance (2009 - 2010) and then as Director for Education
Funding in DfE (2010 - 2013).
