The Civil Service Steering Board (CSSB) was established in 2007 and meets monthly. The group is responsible for the strategic leadership of the Civil Service.
Agendas, papers and minutes of all CSSB meetings are sent to all permanent secretaries of government departments. If there are particular issues that colleagues wish to be involved in or would like to include on the agenda they can do so by either contacting the secretariat, a CSSB member, or through the Chair.
| Role | Member |
|---|---|
| Role | Member |
| Chair | Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service |
| Members | David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| Helen Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | |
| Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice | |
| Ian Watmore, Chief Operating Officer Efficiency and Reform, Cabinet Office | |
| Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury | |
| Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Office (10 Downing Street) | |
| Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, Communities and Local Government | |
| Dame Lesley Strathie, Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs |