Leslie Evans was appointed as Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government on 1 July 2015. She is the first woman to hold this role in Scotland.
As the most senior civil servant in Scotland and head of the Civil Service supporting the Scottish Government, the Permanent Secretary is the principal policy adviser to the First Minister and Secretary to the Scottish Cabinet.
Scottish Government Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans recounts how policy towards tackling knife crime in Scotland has undergone a sea change over the last decade.
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