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MHCLG housing director general promoted to permanent secretary
Jeremy Pocklington has been appointed as the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Mr Pocklington will start with immediate effect, taking over from Dame Melanie Dawes, who left the ministry to join Ofcom in February.
Cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill and the prime minister appointed Mr Pocklington, who has been serving as acting permanent secretary since Dame Melanie left.
Mr Pocklington was previously director general at MHCLG, where he led a team that looked after housing, planning and building safety.
Before starting as director general in August 2018, Mr Pocklington previously held a similar post at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy for 18 months.
Mr Pocklington said it was an honour to be leading the department, adding: “MHCLG has a critically important agenda to level up all parts of our country, support local government and deliver the homes the country needs.
“I look forward to building on the department’s welcoming and inclusive culture and working closely with all our stakeholders to deliver for the government and the public.”
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick said: “Jeremy’s appointment as permanent secretary at MHCLG is excellent news for the department and the government.
“He is a highly talented and dedicated senior civil servant who has been a great support to me since I became secretary of state and most recently as we work intensively to respond to [COVID-19].”
