Simon Ridley
Biography
Simon has previously served as:
- Head of the Cabinet Office COVID-19 Taskforce, from March 2020 to March 2022
- Director General, Withdrawal Agreement, Transition Taskforce, from January 2020 to March 2020
- Director General Future Economic Partnership, Department for Exiting the European Union, from July 2019 to January 2020
- Director General, Decentralisation and Growth, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, from 2015 to 2019
- Chief Executive, Planning Inspectorate, from 2014 to 2015
Second Permanent Secretary
Simon will lead the Migration and Borders System.
The Migration and Borders System is made up of:
- Migration and Borders Group
- Strategic Operations for Illegal Migration
- Customer Services
- Immigration Enforcement
- Border Force
Simon will line manage the relevant Migration and Borders directors general.