John Grubb
Deputy Director, Maritime and Land Transport
Transport security and Contingencies Directorate Department for Transport
John Grubb is a career civil servant having joined the Department
of Employment in 1963. During the period up to 1987, John worked
in the employment and benefits service, the careers advisory
service, and was subsequently responsible for departmental policy
on the employment of disabled people before joining the Department's
management consultancy unit.
In 1987, John joined the Health and Safety Executive working
on new international and European requirements for environmentally
safe use of chemicals. In 1990, John became Secretary to the
Health and Safety Commission. He subsequently worked on deregulation
and strategic policy issues. John was promoted to the Senior
Civil Service in April 1997 and took responsibility for the
development of safety policy and regulatory frameworks for
the construction, explosives, maritime, rail and transport
of dangerous goods sectors of industry.
From April 2000 to May 2002, John headed the Health and Safety
Sponsorship Division of the Department for Transport.
In May 2002, John became Deputy Director of the Transport
Security and Contingencies Directorate (TRANSEC) of the Department
for Transport.
John now has specific responsibility for the protective security
regimes for maritime and land transport.
The maritime responsibilities cover the security requirements
for the UK ports and the UK and Red Ensign shipping fleets
operating all over the world.
The land transport responsibilities cover the security requirements
for the national rail network, the London Underground and
light rail systems, the Channel Tunnel and supply chain security
including the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail.
John's corporate responsibilities include playing a full
part in the UK Government's counter terrorism programme including
the handling of the response to changes in threat assessments
and security incidents.
John expects to be appointed in May 2005 as Chair of the IMO
Maritime Security Working Group.
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