Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 115311

Department of Health and Social Care: Personnel Management

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department and its executive agencies currently employ three people at director-level with responsibility for human resources (HR). All three hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.