In May 2001 he retired from the Civil Service, when DfEE and the Department for Social Security were split into the Department for Education and Skills and Department for Work and Pensions.
Im Mai 2001 schied er aus dem Staatsdienst aus, als das DfEE und das britische Sozialministerium (Department for Social Security) in das Department for Education and Skills und das Department for Work and Pensions aufgespalten wurden.