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The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest department in the United Kingdom government in terms of staff numbers and spending. Responsible for welfare and pension policy, it was established in June 2001 through the merger of the Department for Social Security with employment-related functions from the Department for Education and Employment.

Since its establishment, the DWP has been headed by a Permanent Under-Secretary of State (commonly referred to as the Permanent Secretary) who chairs the Executive Team. The Executive Team's membership has consisted of Group Directors or Directors-General with responsibility for strategy, operations, policy, delivery or professional and corporate services. The roles and titles belonging to Group Directors and Directors-General have undergone significant changes since 2001; the latest change in management structure occurred in April 2019.

The heads of several government agencies have also been members of the Executive Team. These have included the chief executives of the Benefits Agency (later the Pensions Service) and the Disability and Carers Service (established in 2005), which were merged to form the Pension, Disability and Carers Service in 2008; the Child Support Agency which existed until 2008; and the Employment Service, which became the Jobcentre Plus in 2002 and existed until 2011.

Permanent Under-Secretary of State

 * June 2001-May 2002: Rachel Lomax
 * June 2002-November 2005: Sir Richard Mottram, KCB
 * November 2005-January 2011: Leigh Lewis
 * January 2011-January 2018: Sir Robert Devereux, KCB
 * January 2018-present: Peter Schofield, CB

Pensions and Disability Managing Director

 * June 2001-September 2004: Paul Gray

Head of Pensions Client Group

 * August 2004-November 2004: Paul Gray (acting)

Director-General, Strategy and Pensions (later Strategy, Information and Pensions)

 * November 2004-June 2009: Phil Wynn Owen
 * June 2009-November 2009: Alan Woods (acting)
 * November 2009-October 2011: Richard Heaton

Director-General, DWP Transformation

 * ??-January 2012: Richard Heaton

Working Age and Children Client Group Director

 * June 2001-April 2004: Ursula Brennan
 * April 2004-September 2004: Michael Richardson (acting)

Work, Welfare and Equality Group Director (later Director-General)
In April 2009, this was split into two areas; the new Welfare and Wellbeing Group was led by Sue Owen and the Employment Group by Adam Sharples with both posts being Director-General level.


 * September 2004-March 2009: Adam Sharples

Director-General, Employment Group

 * April 2009-October 2011: Adam Sharples

Director-General, Welfare and Wellbeing Group

 * April 2009-October 2011: Sue Owen

Director-General, Strategy

 * October 2011-September 2013: Sue Owen

Director-General, Strategy, Policy and Analysis

 * October 2013-July 2017: Jeremy Moore (acting until January 2014)

Director-General, Policy Group
Replacing DG Strategy, Policy and Analysis in August 2017.


 * August 2017-present: Jonathan Mills

Corporate Development Group Director

 * June 2001-January 2003: Stephen Hickey

Group Finance Director (later Director-General, Finance)

 * December 2001-December 2009: John Codling
 * December 2009-March 2010: Richard Paul
 * March 2010-September 2012: Hunada Nouss
 * September 2012-March 2016: Mike Driver
 * April 2016-July 2016: Jon Fundrey (acting)
 * July 2016-January 2018: Peter Schofield
 * January 2018-July 2018: Charu Gorasia (acting)
 * July 2018-present: Nick Joicey

Group Human Resources Director (later Director-General, Human Resources)
Replaced by DG People and Capability in April 2019.


 * November 2001-June 2007: Kevin White
 * June 2007-January 2008: Jane Saint (acting)
 * January 2008-September 2013: Chris Last
 * January 2014-April 2019: Debbie Alder

Director-General, People and Capability
Replaced DG Human Resources in April 2019.


 * April 2019-present: Debbie Alder

Group Programme and Systems Delivery Director and Chief Information Officer (later Director-General IT and CIO)

 * January 2002-October 2003: Rob Westcott
 * October 2003-July 2004: John Cross (acting)
 * July 2004-March 2012: Joe Harley
 * April 2012-September 2012: Kenny Robertson
 * September 2012-December 2012: Philip Langsdale
 * February 2013-July 2014: Andrew Nelson
 * July 2014-December 2014: Steve Riley

Director-General, Technology and CIO (later Chief Digital and Information Officer)

 * December 2014-December 2018: Mayank Prakash
 * January 2019-present: Simon McKinnon, CBE

Director-General, Digital Transformation

 * October 2013-August 2016: Kevin Cunnington

Communications Director
First appears on the Executive Board in 2005-06.


 * ??-October 2006: Simon MacDowell
 * October 2006-February 2007: Ken Young
 * February 2007-December 2010: Sue Garrard

Head of Law, Governance and Special Policy Group
First appears on the Executive Board in 2005-06.


 * 2004-July 2006: Paul Jenkins

Solicitor and Director-General, Law, Governance and Special Policy Group (later DG, Legal)
Replaced by DG Professional Services in October 2011.


 * January 2007-November 2009: Richard Heaton
 * November 2009-February 2010: Isabel Letwin
 * March 2010-October 2011: Gill Aitkin

Director-General, Professional Services
Replaced by DG Legal Services.


 * October 2011-January 2014: Gill Aitkin

Director-General, Legal Services
Role abolished in April 2019.


 * January 2015-August 2018: Claire Johnston
 * December 2018-April 2019: Susanna McGibbon

Director-General, Universal Credit (Universal Credit Programme from February 2017)
Role abolished in April 2019.


 * December 2010-October 2011: Terry Moran
 * May 2013-May 2013: Howard Shiplee, CBE
 * October 2014-April 2019: Neil Couling, CBE

Director-General, Universal Credit Operations
Role abolished in April 2019.


 * February 2017-March 2018: Susan Park
 * March 2018-April 2019: John-Paul Marks (acting)

Director-General, Chief Operating Officer

 * October 2011-March 2013: Terry Moran

Director-General, Operations
Role abolished in 2019.


 * October 2012-March 2016: Noel Shanahan
 * March 2016-April 2018: Andrew Rhodes
 * March 2018-April 2019: Susan Park (acting)

Director-General, Work and Health Services
Established in April 2019.


 * April 2019-present: John-Paul Marks

Director-General, Change
Established in April 2019.


 * April 2019-present: Neil Couling, CBE (also Senior Responsible Officer, Universal Credit)

Director-General, Service Excellence
Established in April 2019.


 * April 2019-present: Emma Haddad

Chief Executive, Job Centre Plus (formerly Employment Service)

 * June 2001-February 2003: Leigh Lewis
 * February 2003-May 2003: Clare Dodgson (acting)
 * June 2003-May 2005: David Anderson
 * May 2005-November 2008: Lesley Strathie
 * November 2008-November 2009: Mel Groves (acting)
 * November 2009-September 2011: Darra Singh

Chief Operating Officer, Job Centre Plus
After February 2003, no longer a member of the Executive Team.


 * September 2001-February 2003: Clare Dodgson

Chief Executive, Pension Service (previously Benefits Service)
Merged into The Pension, Disability and Carers Service in April 2008.


 * June 2001-July 2007: Alexis Cleveland
 * July 2007-April 2008: Terry Moran

Chief Executive, Child Support Agency

 * June 2001-April 2005: Doug Smith
 * April 2005-October 2008: Stephen Geraghty

Chief Executive, Disability and Carers Service
Merged with The Pension Service to form The Pension, Disability and Carers Service.


 * December 2005-July 2007: Terry Moran
 * July 2007-March 2008: Vivien Hopkins (acting)

Chief Executive, The Pension, Disability and Carers Service

 * April 2008-November 2010: Terry Moran
 * December 2010-September 2011: Vivien Hopkins (acting)