Leadership

Jonathan Jones

Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General

Sir Derek Jones

Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government

Bronwyn Hill

Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Richard Heaton

Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office

Sir Simon Fraser

Permanent Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Martin Donnelly

Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Robert Devereux

Permanent Secretary of the Department for Work and Pensions

Bill Crothers

Chief Commercial Officer

Ursula Brennan

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice

Mike Bracken

Executive Director of Digital for the UK Government

John Manzoni

Chief Executive of the Civil Service

For the last five years, Civil Service World has rounded off December by publishing a set of articles written by permanent secretaries and other key figures. This year, Matt Ross finds perm secs focusing on skills, Scotland, global threats – and the creeping advance of Xmas