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| − | '''Sir Jeremy Heywood''', Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service, is supervising a review of the [ | + | '''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> |
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==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> | + | 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== | ||
| + | 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 === | ||
| + | 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== | ==References== | ||
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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,[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
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Day | UK/Joint Intelligence Committee/Chair | March 2012 | December 2015 |
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References
- ↑ "Sir Jeremy Heywood says FOI is 'chilling' work in Whitehall and backs controversial review"
- ↑ "Sir Jeremy Heywood denies Chilcot Inquiry cover up"
- ↑ Bootham Old Scholars Association, Bootham School Register, York, published by BOSA, 2011
- ↑ "Jeremy Heywood". Retrieved 2 June 2010.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "For their eyes only... Secrecy row as Whitehall refuses to release Cabinet files in full for first time in 50 years"
