Philip Fletcher

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Philip John Fletcher, CBE (2 May 1946 – 10 February 2022) was a British public servant.

Career[edit]

From 1968 to 1995, he was a career civil servant, mainly working in the Department of the Environment and rising to the rank of deputy secretary. He served as the final Receiver of the Metropolitan Police (1996 to 2000); and then led Ofwat as its Director General (1 August 2000 to 31 March 2006) and as Chairman (1 April 2006 to 2012).[1][2][3]

Personal life and death[edit]

Fletcher was an Anglican Christian, and served as a Reader (lay minister) in the Church of England.[1] He was a member of the Archbishops' Council from 2007 to 2016.[1][2] His brother is Colin Fletcher, the former bishop of Dorchester.[4]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours for services to Ofwat.[5] Fletcher died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 75.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Fletcher, Philip John". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U15946. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Philip Fletcher CBE". Canterbury Christ Church University. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Prescott announces new water regulator". edie.net. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Business Profile: 'My ruling holds water'". The Daily Telegraph. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 7.
  6. ^ "Ofwat pays tribute to Philip Fletcher". February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.