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
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