Assistant Secretary, Corporate Affairs

Responsibility at Assistant Secretary level for leading the Corporate Affairs Division. The Corporate Affairs Divisions has policy responsibility for Medico-Legal matters, Food and Environmental Health, and Departmental Governance and Risk arrangements. It also provides support to the wider Department, including legal advice, corporate legislation, agency oversight, internal ICT and corporate services.

The Assistant Secretary is also a member of the Management Board and chairs the Management Board sub-committee for Corporate Governance. They also represent the Department on a number of bodies, including membership of the Board of the Institute of Public Administration, the SCA Advisory Committee and the Procurement Reform Board.