Laurence Rockey
Biography
Laurence started as Director, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 2 November 2020. Prior to that he was the Head of Strategy and Communications at the City of Edinburgh Council where he was responsible for corporate strategy, council wide change and performance, and communications.
Laurence joined the City of Edinburgh Council from the UK government where he was a senior civil servant across a number of different roles. Most significantly, Laurence played a key role in the creation of City Deals and the wider devolution agenda. Laurence was the Head of the Cities Policy Unit in the Cabinet Office from 2013 to 2015 and the Head of Devolution Strategy at the Cities and Local Growth Unit from 2015 to 2016.
Director
The Director is responsible for overseeing the delivery of our objectives as set out in the business plan.
Previous roles in government
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Director