2021/22 Exceptions at and above Payband 2
Exceptions at and above the Payband 2 level require the prior approval of the Commission. This page provides details of Exceptions approved by the Commission at or above the Payband 2 threshold (or equivalent).
| Department | Grade | Job Title | Exception Used | Appointment Length | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Government | PB2 | DG Communities Strategic Lead – Finance and Governance | 3 | 12 months | Sarah O’Donnell |
| Scottish Government | PB2 | Chief Scientific Advisor | 3 | 36 months | Julie Fitzpatrick |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Testing Director | 1 | 20 months | Mark Hewlett |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Chief Transition Officer | 1 | 14 months | Gareth Williams |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Director, Contain | 3 | 1 month | Carolyn Wilkins |
| Department for International Trade | PB2 | Director, Office for Investment | 1 | 12 months | Neil Cosgrove |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Chief Nurse for Social Care | 3 | 2 months | Deborah Sturdy |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Vaccine Programme Head | 3 | 3 months | Katie Norton |
| Ministry of Defence | PERM SEC | Second Permanent Secretary, MOD | 3 | 24 months | Laurence Lee |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Portfolio Director | 3 | 12 months | Jamie Williams |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PB2 | Interim Chief Executive, Office of Environmental Protection | 1 | 6 months | Natalie Prosser |
| HM Revenue and Customs | PB2 | CIO Borders and Trade (EU Exit) | 1 | 24 months | David Jones |
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | PB2 | Director of National Investigation Service | 3 | 12 months | David Kleinberg |
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | PB3 | Deputy Director of National Investigation Service | 3 | 11 months | Michael Dineen |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Chief Information Officer | 1 | 12 months | Adam Wheelwright |
| Public Health England | PB2 | Director of Health Improvement | 5 | Permanent | John Newton |
| Competition and Markets Authority | PB2 | International Adviser | 3 | 6 months | Maria Coppola |
| Department for International Trade | PB2 | Director, Communications | 1 | 6 months | Jon Tunney |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB3 | Head of Goldacre Review | 1 | 5 months | Ben Goldacre |
| Public Health England | PB2 | Programme Director | 3 | 7 months | Mark Taylor |
| Cabinet Office | PB2 | Director DDaT Performance & Assurance | 1 | 12 months | Megan Lee |
| HM Treasury | PB3 | Director General | 3 | 6 months | Katherine Braddick |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Director of Trace | 1 | 12 months | Tony Keeling |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Technology Validation Scientific Expert | 3 | 6 months | Julie Hart |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Lead Scientific Advisor | 3 | 10 months | Angela Douglas |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Director of Operations for Contain | 1 | 12 months | Mark Simmons |
| Cabinet Office | PB2 | Director for Office of Government Property | 3 | 7 months | Claire O’Shaughnessy |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Contain Divisional Director | 3 | 1 month | Carolyn Wilkins |
| OFWAT | PB2 | Managing Director, RAPID | 3 | 24 months | Paul Hickey |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Advisor to the CEO and Chair | 1 | 2 months | Alex Brazier |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Genomics Subject Matter Expert for Project Jupiter | 3 | 6 months | Christian Bourne |
| Cabinet Office | PB2 | Chief Technology Officer | 3 | 6 months | Dan Bailey |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Independent Adviser to the Plasma Programme | 1 | 4 months | Chris Townsend |
| Cabinet Office | PB2 | Director, Government Consulting Hub | 1 | 12 months | Janet Baker |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Director of Surveillance and Immunity | 1 | 4 months | John Hatwell |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | PB2 | Chief Scientific Adviser | 3 | 12 months | Charlotte Watts |
| Scottish Government | PB2 | Chief Social Policy Adviser | 3 | 24 months | Linda Bauld |
| UK Health Security Agency | PB3 | DG Data & Analytics | 3 | 36 months | Steven Riley |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Test and Trace - Director of Laboratories | 3 | 6 months | Anna Dominiczak |
| Department of Health and Social Care | PB2 | Interim Digital Director | 4 | 6 months | Sarah Thomas |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | PB2 | Senior Responsible Officer, Service Delivery Cluster, Shared Services | 1 | 6 months | Mark Ashton |
| Cabinet Office | PB2 | Associate Partner for Climate Change and Sustainability | 3 | 4 months | Jelena Newson |
| Cabinet Office | PERM SEC | Permanent Secretary | 3 | 6 months | Andy Haldane |
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | PB2 | Vaccine Taskforce Advisor | 3 | 6 months | Andrew Stevenson |
| Welsh Government | PB3 | Director General for Health and Social Services/ NHS Wales Chief Executive | 3 | 19 months | Judith Paget |
