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A former non-public secretary to the Duke of Cambridge is ready to be named the UK’s high civil servant.
Simon Case, who was made everlasting secretary at 10 Downing Road earlier this yr, is anticipated to be introduced as cupboard secretary on Tuesday.
The PM will reveal the appointment at a cupboard assembly, sources instructed the BBC.
First reported by the FT, it comes after Sir Mark Sedwill stop the position following stories of tensions between him and members of the PM’s crew.
A Cupboard Workplace spokesman stated: “An official announcement on the brand new cupboard secretary will likely be made on Tuesday 1 September.”
Mr Case, 41, has been a civil servant since 2006. He spent nearly two years working as Prince William’s right-hand man earlier than briefly transferring to Quantity 10 earlier this yr to help with the coronavirus response.
His anticipated promotion to cupboard secretary comes two months after Sir Mark introduced he was planning to step down from the position.
In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Sir Mark stated it was the appropriate time to go as the federal government moved to the following part of its coronavirus restoration plan.
As cupboard secretary, Sir Mark suggested Mr Johnson on implementing coverage and the conduct of presidency.
‘Shake-up’
The brand new appointment additionally comes inside the wider context of a “pretty radical shake-up” of the civil service, BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley stated.
This yr has seen a variety of senior civil servants in varied departments unexpectedly announce they’re leaving their posts.
Jonathan Slater, the chief civil servant on the Division for Schooling, was sacked earlier this month following the row over A-level and GCSE leads to England.
He grew to become the fifth everlasting secretary to depart his submit in six months.
Sir Richard Heaton resigned as everlasting secretary on the Ministry of Justice in July, saying it had been “a privilege” to guide on the Ministry of Justice, regardless of “difficult years”.
Sir Philip Rutnam stop as everlasting secretary of the Dwelling Workplace in February, saying he would take the Dwelling Secretary Priti Patel to an employment tribunal.
And Sir Simon McDonald introduced in June he would step down in as everlasting secretary of the International and Commonwealth Workplace in September “on the request” of the prime minister.