Priorities for the Home Office and How Can Business Assist

Matthew Rycroft CBE is the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. He was appointed on 17 March 2020. He was previously Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development from 22 January 2018 to 16 March 2020.

From April 2015 to January 2018 Matthew was the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations. From March 2011, Matthew was the FCO’s Chief Operating Officer. In that role he oversaw the running of the FCO and its network of 270 posts around the world, including all the Human Resources, Finance, Estates, Security, Information Technology, Protocol, Procurement and Corporate Services. He deputised for the Permanent Under Secretary in his absence.