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Philip Rutnam

Sir Philip McDougall Rutnam, (born 19 June 1965) is a British civil servant and current Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. Prior to this, he was the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport for five years.

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Born

1965-06-19

Birth Place

Bromley, Kent, England

Nationality

British

Education

Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge

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U.K.The Guardian2021-03-04

Priti Patel reaches £340,000 settlement with ex-Home Office chief Philip Rutnam

Priti Patel has reached a six-figure settlement with a senior civil servant after claims that he was forced out of his job for intervening in her alleged bullying of fellow staff, it has emerged. Whitehall sources said Sir Philip Rutnam, a former permanent secretary in the Home Office, received a...

U.K.BBC2021-03-04

Philip Rutnam: £340k payout to official after Priti Patel bullying claims

The government has settled with former civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam over his claim for unfair dismissal. Sources close to Sir Philip confirmed to BBC Radio 4's PM programme that he received £340,000 plus his legal costs. The ex-Home Office boss quit amid bullying claims against Home Secretary Priti Patel,...