Stephen Webb
Head of Government Reform and Home Affairs
Stephen Webb joined the Civil Service in 1991. He started in HM Treasury, joining the Northern Ireland Office in 1995 working on political and security policy around the Good Friday Agreement. In 2002 he moved to the Home Office working on organised crime policy. At director level, he led finance for the crime and policing area, was Director of Corporate Services at the National Crime Agency and headed major projects in the law enforcement and biometrics area. In 2020 he moved to the Cabinet Office to work on borders issues post Brexit. Stephen is now Head of Government Reform and Home Affairs at Policy Exchange.
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Getting a Grip on the System
A new report by Policy Exchange published today, ‘Getting a Grip on the System: Restoring Ministerial Authority over the Machine’, exposes how power has slipped away from Ministers in recent decades – and why this needs to be reversed if difficult reforms are to be undertaken. The report – backed by former Conservative Senior Cabinet Minister Rt Hon Michael Gove and former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Rt Hon Jim […]Related Blogs
