Stephen Lovegrove

Stephen Lovegrove became Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in April 2016.

Prior to MOD he was Permanent Secretary for the Department of Energy & Climate Change.

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Stephen Lovegrove, 3 July 2018 - Case studies, Frontline work

The expert response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack involved Service personnel, multiple government departments, the emergency services and other public bodies working together to protect the public.

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