DSIT perm sec to quit civil service
06 Mar 2025 Science & Engineering

DSIT perm sec to quit civil service

Sarah Munby says five years as a department head has been “an extraordinary tour of duty”
by Jim Dunton
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DSIT made up of 800 DCMS staffers and 935 from BEIS
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'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits Exclusive
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'There will be a job for everyone,' Sarah Munby reassures civil servants as BEIS splits
Simon Case acknowledges staff are "unsettled" as perm sec says she "didn’t expect" today's announcement
Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
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Pocklington to lead new energy department in perm secs reshuffle
BEIS perm sec Sarah Munby moves to new science department, while Sarah Healey moves from DCMS to DLUHC
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