Exceptions at and above Payband 2

Exceptions at and above the Payband 2 level require the prior approval of the Commission. This page provides details of Exceptions approved by the Commission at or above the Payband 2 threshold (or equivalent).
2019/20 (Q1 and Q2)
Department Grade Job Title Exception used Appointment Length Name
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 Head of Technology Platform Services 4 24 months Maurice Mattholie
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs PB2 Interim Chief Operating Officer 1 12 months Sarah Homer
Office for National Statistics PB4 Chief Statistician and Chief Executive 1 36 months Ian Diamond
OFWAT PB2 Lead Competition Markets and Innovation Workstream 1 16 months Jonathan Read
Department for International Trade PB2 Cyber Security Ambassador 4 12 months Henry Pearson
Scottish Government PB2 Head of Programme Delivery 3 6 months Iain Scott
Cabinet Office PB3 Executive Chair of the Government Automation Taskforce 3 12 months Ian Dalton
Welsh Government PB2 Public Sector Digital Innovation Programme Director 4 6 months Sally Meecham
Department for International Development PB2 Policy Advisor 4 7 months Stefan Dercon
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 HR Director: Operations 1 12 months Ken Palframan
Department of Health and Social Care PB2 Chief Social Worker for Adults 3 12 months Frances Leddra
Cabinet Office PB2 Director: EU Exit 5 Permanent Reappointment Pamela Dow
Serious Fraud Office PB2 Investigative Lawyer 3 24 months Robert Hunt
Department of Health and Social Care PB2 Deputy Chief Medical Officer 3 36 months Jonathan van Tam
2018/2019
Department Grade Job Title Exception used Appointment Length Name
Department of Health and Social Care PB2 Chair of the Review into the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine 3 8 months Jane Dacre
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy PB2 Director of Operations 1 3 months Tim Lai
National Savings and Investments PB2 IT and Change Director 4 12 months Paul Habershon
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy PB2 Director Smart Meter Programme 5 36 months Nicholas Crabtree
Department of Health and Social Care PB2 Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia Clinical Lead 3 6 months Andre Vercueil
Public Health England PB2 Chief Digital and Technology Officer 1 12 months Michael Ekpe
Department for Education PB2 Director for Major Project Delivery Profession 4 20 months Jane Hughes
Home Office PB2 Director of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) 1 6 months Nigel Herrington
Ministry of Defence PB3 Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation 4 24 months Graham Dalton
Cabinet Office PB2 Technology Director 4 24 months Mark Thompson
Cabinet Office PB2 Commercial Director: Supply Chain 3 1 month Jim Carter
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government PB2 Heads of News 1 18 months Iain Sear
Cabinet Office PB3 Government Chief Security Officer 4 24 months Dominic Fortescue
Scottish Government PB2 Expert Advisor: Brexit 3 6 months Nicola Ewan
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 HR Director: Operations 1 24 months Nicola Pattimore
Department for Culture, Media and Sport PB2 Senior Responsible Officer 5 22 months David Rossington
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 Director: Future Borders 1 24 months Haroona Franklin
Her Majesty’s Treasury PB2 Clean Energy expert 4 6 months Alon Carmel
Cabinet Office PB2 Director at the Geospatial Commission 1 12 months William Priest
Public Health England PB2 Director of National Infection Service 3 12 months Sharon Peacock
Scottish Government PB3 Chief Executive: NHS Scotland and DG Health and Social Care 4 14 months Malcolm Wright
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 EU Exit Director for Borders Infrastructure 1 12 months Tim Lai
Department for International Trade PB2 Director: Defence and Security Organisation 4 12 months Mark Goldsack
Scottish Government PB3 Corporate Governance Lead 3 9 months Joanne Brown
Scottish Government PB2 Senior Academic Advisor 3 23 months Christopher Chapman
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 HR Director: Operations (1) 1 18 months Lynette Eastman
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs PB2 HR Director: Operations (2) 1 12 months Ken Palframan
Scottish Government PB2 Temporary Autism Practitioner Specialist 3 18 months Charlene Tait
Department of Health and Social Care PB2 Policy Lead – Clinical Negligence 3 20 months Suzette Woodward
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