Articles tagged with: Matthew Rycroft
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office Exclusive
20 Mar HR
‘These are almost impossibly difficult issues to grapple with’: Matthew Rycroft on Rwanda, Windrush and transforming the Home Office
‘Permacrisis’ may have been Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2022, but it’s been part of the Home Office lexicon for decades. What’s it like leading such a closely scrutinised department while trying to transform its culture at the same time?
Home Office perm sec 'proud of challenge' civil servants provide on immigration policy Exclusive
09 Mar Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec 'proud of challenge' civil servants provide on immigration policy
Matthew Rycroft's comments came before Suella Braverman accused "activist" civil servants of "blocking" ministers' immigration reforms
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
03 Jan HR
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft dedicates New Year knighthood to 'unsung' public servants
Award “is for the countless public servants who are doing a brilliant job... with little credit”, Rycroft says
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
03 Jan HR
Tom Scholar named in New Year Honours – plus all the civil servants that made the 2023 list
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft and Treasury second perm sec Cat Little named alongside former Treasury chief
‘We have to hold to our values’: Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft reflects on tough decisions and the need to inspire colleagues in 2022
21 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
‘We have to hold to our values’: Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft reflects on tough decisions and the need to inspire colleagues in 2022
From supporting fleeing Ukrainians to breaking the business model of people smugglers - the work of the Home Office is never easy, and perm sec Matthew Rycroft takes pleasure in standing with "conscientious, hard-working" colleagues to meet those challenges
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
19 Dec 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office Rwanda deportation policy is legal, court rules
But judges say cases of eight asylum seekers who were due to be deported earlier this year were not properly considered by the home secretary
Home Office perm sec: 'I still don't have evidence Rwanda scheme is value for money'
25 Nov 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec: 'I still don't have evidence Rwanda scheme is value for money'
Cost of controversial partnership rises to £140m as Rycroft admits there is no sign of deterrent effect yet
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
24 Nov 2022 HR
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
Retention allowance revealed amid reports Home Office is recruiting low-paid, inexperienced staff who are quickly leaving
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
27 Sep 2022 Communications
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
Ex-official breached business appointment rules by failing to seek anti-corruption watchdog's advice
From the editor: At a time of discontinuity, leadership is at a premium
29 Jun 2022 HR
From the editor: At a time of discontinuity, leadership is at a premium
As job cuts loom, civil service leaders have their work cut out. But it’s a challenge that they will be better equipped to meet than their political masters
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
27 Jun 2022 Commercial
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
Hotline performance disproves the argument that “the way to reduce the size of the civil service is to privatise it", Rycroft says
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
24 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
Perm sec acknowledges "grey area" if staff think a policy is illegal, but said this was not the case for the Rwanda partnership
Departments ‘working to June 30 deadline’ for civil service job cuts proposals Exclusive
27 May 2022 HR
Departments ‘working to June 30 deadline’ for civil service job cuts proposals
Home Office staff warned of “controls” on new recruitment while future headcount proposals are worked up
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
16 May 2022 HR
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
Union pledges to "fight for every job in the civil service" as perm secs apologise for the way the news was announced
'Our teams are working flat out': Rycroft intervenes in work-from-home row
29 Apr 2022 HR
'Our teams are working flat out': Rycroft intervenes in work-from-home row
Passport Office head's work location has "zero bearing" on delays at the agency, perm sec says
Home Office perm sec 'tells staff to get on with' Rwanda asylum scheme
22 Apr 2022 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office perm sec 'tells staff to get on with' Rwanda asylum scheme
Rycroft reportedly batted away concerns from staff that the policy is racist and illegal
Matthew Rycroft on getting the Home Office ready for ‘whatever 2022 throws at the civil service’
23 Dec 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Matthew Rycroft on getting the Home Office ready for ‘whatever 2022 throws at the civil service’
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Home Office chief tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
18 May 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Patel and Rycroft under fire for 'inaccurate' evidence on asylum-seeker camps
MPs demand home secretary explain "contradictions" between evidence she gave on Napier Barracks and inspection report
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft reflects on taking over the department in lockdown
15 Dec 2020 Leadership
Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft reflects on taking over the department in lockdown
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021
Rycroft reveals revised Twitter guidelines after Home Office’s ‘activist lawyers’ post
11 Sep 2020 Communications
Rycroft reveals revised Twitter guidelines after Home Office’s ‘activist lawyers’ post
Perm sec says additional layers of assurance have been introduced following the tweet, which he previously said ‘should not have been used on an official government channel’
Home Office perm sec bans controversial department video that referred to ‘activist lawyers’
28 Aug 2020 Communications
Home Office perm sec bans controversial department video that referred to ‘activist lawyers’
Matthew Rycroft bans official Twitter clip dismissing people providing legal representation for asylum seekers as “activist lawyers”
From the archives: New Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft on his career in the ringside seats to history
18 Mar 2020 Leadership
From the archives: New Home Office perm sec Matthew Rycroft on his career in the ringside seats to history

In July 2018, CSW interviewed the Department for International Development permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft about his career spent in a host of foreign policy roles in government and how he worked across government. Following the announcement that Rycroft will move to the Home Office as permanent secretary from Monday, we have republished the article.


DfID chief Matthew Rycroft named Home Office perm sec
17 Mar 2020 HR
DfID chief Matthew Rycroft named Home Office perm sec

Former ambassador to the UN to succeed Philip Rutnam, who quit in bullying row
DfID perm sec Matthew Rycroft on preparing for a decade of delivery and hunting for treasure
08 Jan 2020 Leadership
DfID perm sec Matthew Rycroft on preparing for a decade of delivery and hunting for treasure

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories