Susan Acland-Hood.

About Susan Acland-Hood

Susan Acland-Hood is a British civil servant who is currently the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Education (DfE). She is also the Head of the Policy Profession for the Civil Service. Prior to taking on the role as Permanent Secretary, she was Chief Executive of HM Courts and Tribunals Service. From 2015 to 2016, Susan was Director of Enterprise and Growth at HM Treasury, responsible for policies on growth, energy, the environment, business, infrastructure, exports, competition and markets. She was Director of the Education and Funding Group at the DfE from 2013 to 2015, and before that held a range of posts covering education and justice policy, including in the Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street and as a No 10 Private Secretary to Gordon Brown. She has also served as Head of Strategy at the Home Office, as a Service Head in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and as a Deputy Director at the Social Exclusion Unit. Acland-Hood's civil service career began in the then Department for Education and Employment in 1999.