Ministry of Justice

Our management board

The corporate management board is chaired by the Permanent Secretary. It provides direction to the management of all Ministry of Justice operations and acts to protect and enhance the reputation of the department.


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Suma Chakrabarti

Permanent Secretary

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Carolyn Downs

Deputy Permanent Secretary & Director General, Corporate Performance

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Marco Pierleoni

Director General, Finance and Commercial

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Helen Edwards

Director General, Criminal Justice

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Rowena Collins Rice

Director General, Democracy, Constitution and Law

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Phil Wheatley

Director General, National Offender Management Service

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Jonathan Slater

Director General, Business Transformation

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Peter Handcock CBE

Director General, Access to Justice

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Anne Bulford

Non-executive director

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David MacLeod

Non-executive director