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Home Office immigration and national security adviser to head up EU unit (30 June 2016)

Date: 30/06/2016
Duncan Lewis, Immigration Solicitors, Home Office immigration and national security adviser to head up EU unit

The government has announced that the Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office Oliver Robbins will head up the EU unit in the Cabinet Office, which will consider the UK’s options for its relationship with Europe outside the EU.

The government says that Mr Robbins will have responsibility for supporting Cabinet in the examination of options for the UK’s future relationship outside the EU, with Europe, and the rest of the world – as well as responsibility for the wider European and Global Issues Secretariat.

Oliver Robbins has previously overseen the work of Home Office border and immigration services, where he had responsibility for immigration and the free movement policy, as well as overseeing the UK’s borders, immigration and citizenship system.

He was also previously Deputy National Security Adviser to David Cameron and the UK’s National Security Council.

Mr Robbins said:

“It has been a privilege to work at the Home Office and guide the work of the border and immigration services. This is vital work and my Home Office colleagues should be very proud of what they do.

“Nonetheless, it is a huge responsibility to support the Cabinet in thinking through the issues arising from last week’s Referendum outcome – and I look forward to working closely with Oliver Letwin, Sir Jeremy Heywood and other colleagues in the Cabinet Office and around government, as we tackle the big issues ahead.”

Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary at the Home Office, said:

“As the Prime Minister set out on Monday, making a success of the nation’s decision to leave the EU will require the brightest and best from across the Civil Service.

“So I can think of no better person to lead this work than Oliver Robbins, who, in the past year as Second Permanent Secretary for borders, immigration and citizenship, has made such a positive impact in the department and developed considerable expertise in many of the issues central to negotiating British withdrawal and establishing a new position in the world.”

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