Chief Operating Officer, Chief Operating Officer Group

Jerome Glass CB

Biography

Jerome Glass was appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Home Office in June 2025.  

Prior to this, Jerome served as Director General for the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) Policy and Strategy Group from November 2020 to June 2025.

Jerome joined the MOJ in 2016 and held several senior roles including Principal Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, Director of Strategy and Director of Prison Policy.  

Jerome previously worked at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, where he led on domestic climate change strategy. His career also includes experience in finance and operations at the BBC, and in investment banking at Lazard & Co.

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Operating Officer Group

The Chief Operating Officer Group brings together the key functions required to help the business deliver and includes:  

  • commercial 
  • digital, data and technology 
  • finance 
  • human resources  
  • portfolio and project delivery 
  • security, estates, and information 
  • strategy

Home Office

Previous roles in government

  • Director General - Courts and Access to Justice, International Justice and Legal