Senior Adviser, Covid-19 Rough Sleeping Response Policy Team (SEO), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

CAPE Policy Fellow

Simon Bowkett (joint fellowship with Mary Peart) has worked in the complex needs service sector for over 25 years, including housing & homelessness, drug & alcohol services, youth services, criminal justice services, and mental health services. Prior to joining the civil service, he was Chief Executive of CoLab, a multi-agency, cross-sector collaborative hub for complex needs which was home to over 35 co-located projects and services.

In 2018 Simon became a Clore Fellow in Social Leadership, working to look at cross-disciplinary approaches to complex needs.

Simon joined MHCLG in January 2020 as a policy adviser, working firstly in homelessness project delivery, then being moved in March to work on the department’s emergency Covid-19 response for rough sleeping.

Outside of work, he am passionate about LGBT+ rights. Simon is a a Stonewall Bi Role Model, Chair of Exeter Pride, and will be starting a Masters in Queer History in 2021.