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Mark Sedwill

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Gender Male
Age 59
Date of birth October 21,1964
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Ealing
London
United Kingdom
Office Cabinet Secretary
Previous officeActing Cabinet Secretary of the United Kingdom (2018–2018)
Job Diplomat
Education St Edmund Hall
University of St Andrews
Bourne Grammar School
Position Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2020
Previous positionCabinet Secretary of the United Kingdom (2018–2020)
BooksHer Majesty's Passport Office Annual Report and Accounts for the Period 1 April - 30 September 2014
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Mark Philip Sedwill, Baron Sedwill, GCMG, FRGS, is a British diplomat and senior civil servant who served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service to Prime Ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the United Kingdom National Security Adviser from 2017 to 2020.

Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock

Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
Nov 30,2023 12:41 pm

... More on Covid and the Covid InquiryIn the session, the inquiry was shown extracts from Sir Patrick s diary which described a " massive internal mess" inside the health department and reported that then-civil service head Sir Mark Sedwill complained of the department s " clear lack of grip"...

Boris Johnson urged to to remove Matt Hancock by top official

Boris Johnson urged to to remove Matt Hancock by top official
Nov 8,2023 12:41 pm

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'Stiletto row' official to appear at Covid inquiry

'Stiletto row' official to appear at Covid inquiry
Nov 1,2023 12:01 am

... " What, then, in practical terms, does she think that meant for the government s response to the pandemic? How much worse did this make what would be - under any circumstances - a massive challenge for any government at any time? What more will she say about the impact of the, the country s then most senior civil servant, Mark Sedwill, at the height of the pandemic? He and Dominic Cummings had a well-documented dreadful relationship...

Covid inquiry texts show No 10 staff complaining about Carrie Johnson

Covid inquiry texts show No 10 staff complaining about Carrie Johnson
Oct 13,2023 11:01 am

... Mr Johnson also describes Mark Sedwill, the head of the civil service until September 2020, as " miles off pace"...

Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise

Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise
Oct 2,2023 10:01 pm

... Another two weeks is set aside to hear from advisers and civil servants, expected to include Dominic Cummings and former cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill...

Boris Johnson: Officials discussed raising concerns about former PM to Queen

Boris Johnson: Officials discussed raising concerns about former PM to Queen
Sep 18,2023 1:11 am

... There were a number of clashes between Dominic Cummings, the former prime minister s controversial chief of staff, and the head of the Civil Service, who subsequently left, Sir Mark Sedwill...

Simon Case: 'Keeper of secrets' under scrutiny

Simon Case: 'Keeper of secrets' under scrutiny
Feb 3,2023 4:41 pm

... As questions swirl over Mr Case, is the system of civil service working as it should be? Mr Case first took the job in September 2020, when he replaced Sir Mark Sedwill, who was sacked by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

West ferry planning series: Jenrick texted projects, documents show

West ferry planning series: Jenrick texted projects, documents show
Jun 25,2020 12:16 am

... Amid calls from opposition MPs for a full inquiry by the chief of the Cabinet, of the UK s top civil servants, Mark Sedwill, said Mr Jenrick, a complete and factual account of his actions had given...

The new year Honours: publication of addresses a 'disaster'

Jun 24,2020 12:02 pm

(Clockwise from top left), Iain Duncan Smith, Jade Jones , Ben Stokes , Nadiya Hussain , Elton John , Gabby Logan

the online publication Of the addresses of More Than 1,000 New Year , the recipient is a "complete disaster", a former minister has said Honors.

Iain Duncan Smith, who was knighted, said the Minister to questions necessary to be very serious questions "about" as it happened, during a former Civil Service chief called it a "serious error".

The Cabinet Office has apologized and says it is to investigate.

Details of celebrities, high-ranking police officials and politicians were published.

The List of 1,097 honors recipient - was uploaded to an official website on Friday Evening and removed on Saturday.

Most of the entries in the table including full addresses, including house numbers and zip codes. The Cabinet Office , said that the document was visible for about an hour.

the Former head of public service Mr Kerslake told the BBC the government might after a complaint from those whose addresses were published, as well as from The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

"At The Point when people are released, very excited about the honor and I am proud of The Information , as it is, is really Bad News .

"So I can see why you (the honoree), there might be very worried.

"But even if the person is not in the claim, it forwards The Information , the Commissioner has to investigate, and we know that in other cases where there is significant data in relation to the potential fines are very large Indeed . "

Jade Jones , from Flintshire, won the said that gold in London 2012 and four years later in Rio de Janeiro

Mr Kerslake, who treated the awards as "very good and effective," during his time, but it was not, to his successor, Sir Mark Sedwill "you should, in my view, think about the resignation".

And in an interview on Radio 4 's Broadcasting House programme, he suggested "Human Error " could be to blame for the leak, and called the investigators to check whether the employees are trained on data regulation.

the Former Tory leader: "the Minister needs to ask some serious questions involved about how this could happen and why no final checks were carried out before the document was published. "

As work and pensions Secretary Sir Iain controversial changes introduced by the criticism of the benefits System to work, because his knighthood called him the "primary architect of the cruel Universal Credit System , which has pushed thousands of people into poverty".

Sir Iain said, most of his details were already in the Public Domain .

"It's much more about Private Citizens , as participating in the work of The Police or the fight against terrorism or other such sensitive cases, published their addresses," he added.

"Much depends on the setting of the'

There is No Doubt that this is a serious breach of the data protection and the government, all organizations, you should admit, is more familiar with The Law relating to the confidential personal information.

But while some of the celebrities and police officers awarded the honors that you are concerned about your privacy and security, it would have been far more serious if the home addresses had been playing the on The List of gallantry awards in the course of.

The Information Commissioner's Office has yet to be charged, an order registered under the new data protection law in force in the year 2018 - a London pharmacy. to a fine of £275,000 for the negligent storage of sensitive medical data from half a million people

lawyers who think that specializes in data protection, the ICO, like this as a less serious case of a Human Error , and exit the "Cabinet Office " escape with A Warning to improve their practices.

But, you say, a lot now depends on the attitude of those who have seen, to bring your data - you could decide civil claims against the government for the implementation of The Public -domain information, which determined many of them were in private.

Taekwondo world champion Jade Jones , was an OBE, told Bbc News on Saturday evening that they had not been contacted about the violation.

"of Course, mistakes can be made and I know it is dangerous for people to get the addresses out, but, you know, I'm sure you do it with intention.

she Asked whether they find the leak, she replied: "It is scary, but it's a good job, I'm doing taekwondo. "

A government spokesman said: "A version for the New Year Honors of the error was published in 2020, The List will be the recipient addresses.

"The Information is removed as soon as possible.

"We have reported The Matter to the UCI and to all who are directly affected. "

The ICO has said The Power to fine organisations for breaches of data protection, it would be "requests".

data-rights-lawyer Ravi Naik warned that anyone who came across The Information should say, the ICO and not to others, because they themselves could face legal Action .



new year honours, data breaches, iain duncan smith, information commissioner' s office, nadiya hussain, elton john, ben stokes

Source of news: bbc.com

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