Chief operating officer, Efficiency and Reform Group, Cabinet Office

Government chief information officer, Cabinet Office

Chief executive, Jobcentre Plus

Permanent secretary, Department for International Development

Second permanent secretary, HM Treasury

Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Secretary to the Executive, Northern Ireland Executive

Permanent secretary, Home Office

Permanent secretary, Welsh Assembly Government

Permanent secretary, Department for Work and Pensions

Permanent secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government

HM Procurator-General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service, Treasury Solicitor’s Dept

Permanent secretary, Scottish Government

Chief executive, UK Border Agency

Permanent secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Permanent secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Permanent secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Permanent secretary, Ministry of Justice

Permanent secretary, Ministry of Defence

Permanent secretary, Department for Education

Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service, Cabinet Office

As the National Security Strategy recognised, cyber attacks represent a real danger to the UK. Suzannah Brecknell learns that civil servants should respond with security-conscious policy work and old-fashioned diligence.

Chief executive and permanent secretary, HM Revenue & Customs

Permanent secretaries are clear about the task ahead, says Matt Ross: supporting and empowering their staff.

An ‘allied health professional’ explains what the title means, and why giving power to the frontline brings risks as well as rewards