Peter became the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions on 16 January 2018.

Previously he has worked:

• as Director General for Finance at DWP from July 2016

• as Director General for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government

• as Director of the Enterprise and Growth Unit at HM Treasury

• as a director in the Shareholder Executive

• on secondment to 3i PLC

• in a number of roles, including Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, at HM Treasury