Breakfast Briefing with Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
We are delighted to welcome Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions for this Breakfast Briefing to share insights into his role.
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When registering for this event you can choose whether you would prefer to attend in-person or virtually. Please note in-person capacity is limited, and any members we are unable to accommodate face-to-face will be offered the opportunity to join virtually. The livestream will run from 08:30 – 09:30.
Join us for this unique opportunity to hear insight from Peter on leading the UK’s biggest public service department.
- Understand future policy priorities for the DWP as outlined in the Queen's speech, along with delivery priorities across welfare, pensions, and benefits
- Discuss how the DWP can work with key stakeholders across the sectors to deliver a fair, efficient and an effective welfare system that enables people to achieve financial independence
- Pose your questions to the Permanent Secretary in our live Q&A
Peter became the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions on 16 January 2018.
The Permanent Secretary is the head of the department, responsible for the effectiveness and efficiency of the department’s work and its spending. They are also responsible for the leadership, management and staffing of the department.
Previously he has worked: as Director General for Finance at DWP from July 2016; as Director General for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government; as Director of the Enterprise and Growth Unit at HM Treasury; as a director in the Shareholder Executive; on secondment to 3i PLC and in a number of additional roles, including Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, at HM Treasury
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