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'''Sir Jeremy Heywood''', Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service, is supervising a review of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_2000 Freedom of Information Act] which came into force on 1 January 2005,<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11889304/Sir-Jeremy-Heywood-says-FOI-is-chilling-work-in-Whitehall-and-backs-controversial-review.html "Sir Jeremy Heywood says FOI is 'chilling' work in Whitehall and backs controversial review"]</ref> and has denied being ''[[Sir Cover-up]]'' as he faces accusations of slowing down the release of the [[Chilcot Inquiry]]'s report into the [[Iraq War]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11940099/Sir-Jeremy-Heywood-denies-Chilcot-Inquiry-cover-up.html "Sir Jeremy Heywood denies Chilcot Inquiry cover up"]</ref>
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'''Sir Jeremy Heywood''', Cabinet Secretary and [[Head of the Home Civil Service]], is{{when}} supervising a review of the UK's [[Freedom of Information Act 2000]] which came into force on 1 January 2005,<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11889304/Sir-Jeremy-Heywood-says-FOI-is-chilling-work-in-Whitehall-and-backs-controversial-review.html "Sir Jeremy Heywood says FOI is 'chilling' work in Whitehall and backs controversial review"]</ref> and has denied being "Sir Cover-up" as he faces accusations of slowing down the release of the [[Chilcot Inquiry]]'s report into the [[Iraq War]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11940099/Sir-Jeremy-Heywood-denies-Chilcot-Inquiry-cover-up.html "Sir Jeremy Heywood denies Chilcot Inquiry cover up"]</ref>
 
 
Heywood has also been accused of suppressing the release of government files into the public domain because they contain ‘politically sensitive information’. Among the files due to have been released in 2015 but withheld are those dealing with the [[Gibraltar shootings]] and [[Pan Am Flight 103]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3378245/For-eyes-Secrecy-row-Whitehall-refuses-release-Cabinet-files-time-50-years.html "For their eyes only... Secrecy row as Whitehall refuses to release Cabinet files in full for first time in 50 years"]</ref>
 
 
   
 
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Heywood was educated at Bootham School,<ref>Bootham Old Scholars Association, Bootham School Register, York, published by BOSA, 2011</ref> an independent school with a Quaker background and ethos in York, before taking a BA in History and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. He also studied for a semester at Harvard Business School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://richardbacon.org.uk/_baconweb/_content/_library/reports/Civil_Service/HTML/jeremy_heywood.htm |title=Jeremy Heywood |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
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Heywood was educated at Bootham School,<ref>Bootham Old Scholars Association, Bootham School Register, York, published by BOSA, 2011</ref> an independent school with a Quaker background and ethos in York, before taking a BA in History and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. He also studied for a semester at [[Harvard Business School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://richardbacon.org.uk/_baconweb/_content/_library/reports/Civil_Service/HTML/jeremy_heywood.htm |title=Jeremy Heywood |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2 June 2010}}</ref>
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==Career==
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Heywood became a civil servant. In 1999 he was made [[Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] and in 2008, [[Downing Street Chief of Staff]].
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===Censorship ===
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Heywood has been accused of suppressing the release of government files into the public domain because they contain ‘politically sensitive information’. Among the files due to have been released in 2015 but withheld are those dealing with the [[Gibraltar shootings]] and [[Pan Am Flight 103]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3378245/For-eyes-Secrecy-row-Whitehall-refuses-release-Cabinet-files-time-50-years.html "For their eyes only... Secrecy row as Whitehall refuses to release Cabinet files in full for first time in 50 years"]</ref>
  
 
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 15:07, 30 December 2015

Person.png Sir Jeremy Heywood  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Jeremy Heywood.jpg
Born1961-12-31
NationalityBritish
Alma materBootham School, Hertford College, Oxford, London School of Economics, Harvard Business School
SpouseSuzanne Elizabeth Cook

Employment.png Cabinet Secretary Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
1 January 2012 - Present
Preceded byGus O'Donnell

Employment.png Head of the Home Civil Service Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
September 2014 - Present

Employment.png Downing Street Permanent Secretary

In office
11 May 2010 - 1 January 2012

Employment.png Downing Street Chief of Staff Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
10 October 2008 - 11 May 2010
Preceded byStephen Carter
Succeeded byEdward Llewellyn

Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service, is[When?] supervising a review of the UK's Freedom of Information Act 2000 which came into force on 1 January 2005,[1] and has denied being "Sir Cover-up" as he faces accusations of slowing down the release of the Chilcot Inquiry's report into the Iraq War.[2]

Background

Heywood was educated at Bootham School,[3] an independent school with a Quaker background and ethos in York, before taking a BA in History and Economics at Hertford College, Oxford and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. He also studied for a semester at Harvard Business School.[4]

Career

Heywood became a civil servant. In 1999 he was made Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and in 2008, Downing Street Chief of Staff.

Censorship

Heywood has been accused of suppressing the release of government files into the public domain because they contain ‘politically sensitive information’. Among the files due to have been released in 2015 but withheld are those dealing with the Gibraltar shootings and Pan Am Flight 103.[5]


 

An appointment by Jeremy Heywood

AppointeeJobAppointedEnd
Jon DayUK/Joint Intelligence Committee/ChairMarch 2012December 2015
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References

  1. "Sir Jeremy Heywood says FOI is 'chilling' work in Whitehall and backs controversial review"
  2. "Sir Jeremy Heywood denies Chilcot Inquiry cover up"
  3. Bootham Old Scholars Association, Bootham School Register, York, published by BOSA, 2011
  4. "Jeremy Heywood". Retrieved 2 June 2010.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  5. "For their eyes only... Secrecy row as Whitehall refuses to release Cabinet files in full for first time in 50 years"