Christopher Kelly
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He studied at Cambridge University and the University of Manchester and studied Economics.
His first senior appointment in the Civil Service started when he was appointed Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary in 1971, a post he held until 1973. From 1978 to 1980 he was Secretary to the Wilson Committee of Inquiry into Financial Institutions. He held various other appointments in the Civil Service, including Director of Fiscal & Monetary Policy (1994-1995). He was the Head of Policy Group in the Department of Social Security from 1995 to 1997.
He was the Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health from 1997 to 2000, while Frank Dobson and later Alan Milburn were the Secretary of State.
In 2001, he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
A report written by him, and published in July 2004, looked into the agencies which dealt with Soham murderer Ian Huntley and why 'alarm bells' did not ring sooner that he should not be allowed to work with children.
Sir Christopher Kelly became the Chairman of the NSPCC in 2002, and in January 2005 became Chairman of Financial Ombudsman Service.
He married Alison Durrant in 1970 and they have three children.
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