About me

In this role I led a private office for a government minister. I led the private offices for the Minister for Digital and Broadband and then Minister for Digital Infrastructure.

In this role I led a team delivering the government’s LGBT Action Plan. I led on policy areas focusing on ending conversion therapy, hate crime and domestic violence, and supporting LGBT sector development. I also led the programme management function for the overall programme.

Major projects and publications

• LGBT Action Plan: Annual Progress Report 2018 to 2019
• Research into the experiences of those who have undergone conversion therapy in the UK
• LGBT Sector and Community Development Scheme
• LGBT Health and Social Care Fund

In this role I led a team responsible for improving outcomes for people who were lesbian, gay, bisexual or who had another minority sexual orientation. As part of this role, I led strategy and policy development relating to sexual orientation issues, and was the lead policy official for civil partnerships and same-sex marriage.

Major projects and publications

• LGBT Action Plan
• National LGBT Survey
• Anti-homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying programme
• The Future Operation of Civil Partnership: Gathering Further Information

In this role I provided policy and operational advice to GDS’s Director of Digital. I worked closely with senior officials and ministers to shape policy relating to digital service delivery in government.

Major projects and publications

• European Union Directive on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies
• Discovery phase: digital operations team

In this role I provided operational support and advice to GDS’s Chief Operating Officer. I worked closely with his senior team to run the core support functions for the organisation across finance, HR and IT. I also led special projects on behalf of the COO.

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