Chief People Officer, Home Office
Jenny Richardson
Biography
Jenny Richardson started work as Chief People Officer at the Home Office in January 2026.
Jenny served as Director of Human Resources for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from August 2018 until January 2026.
Jenny’s previous roles include:
- Head of HR, Network Rail South East Route
- Deputy Director, Civil Service Talent, Cabinet Office
- HR Director, Department for Transport
Jenny is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Chief People Officer, Home Office
The Chief People Officer works across the Home Office portfolio, and has overall responsibility for the following:
- equality, inclusion and wellbeing
- HR strategies
- HR policies and legal
- workforce transformation
- organisational development and design
- strategic business partnering
- strategic workforce planning and resourcing
- reward policies
- cross government programmes and projects
Previous roles in government
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Director, Human Resources, DHSC