Stephen Webb was Head of Government Reform and Home Affairs at the think tank Policy Exchange until 2025. Stephen joined the Civil Service in 1991. He started in HM Treasury, joining the Northern Ireland Office in 1995 working on political and security policy around the Good Friday Agreement. In 2002 he moved to the Home Office working on organised crime policy. At director level, he led finance for the crime and policing area, was Director of Corporate Services at the National Crime Agency and headed major projects in the law enforcement and biometrics area. In 2020 he moved to the Cabinet Office to work on borders issues post Brexit.
Stephen has authored several important Policy Exchange reports on the workings of government, ‘Labour First 100 Days in Power’ and ‘Getting a Grip on the System: Restoring Ministerial Authority over the Machine’. He has interests in government effectiveness and reform, as well as free speech and higher education.
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