Senior Civil Servants

[pawlie]

Who are Britains top or senior civil servants

[kempie]

The head civil servant is the Secretary of the Cabinet (Sir Gus O'Donnell) with the next grade being Permanent Secretary, or officially Permanent Under-Secretary of State, and these posts exist in each government department.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service_of_the_United_Kingdom#Grading_schemes

[BigMac]

The 'trade union' for them is or used to be called the FDA (First Division Association) - it might have an answer for you, too.

[Hmmmmmmm]

There is an argument that says that technically the Comptroller & Auditor General (Sir John Bourn) is the most senior because he reports to Parliament via the Public Accounts Committee and not to a Minister or to any other civil servant. However, as said by others, the Cabinet Secretary is the head of the paid civil service.