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Matthew Rycroft

Permanent Secretary of UK Home Office
Tracked because Permanent Secretary of UK Home Office · 12 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped12
Sources cited6
✦ Thin coverage gap +47 connected to 12 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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→ UK Home Office institution
employment
Matthew Rycroft served as Permanent Secretary of the UK Home Office, overseeing border security and immigration enforcement.
← US-UK Joint Contact Group institution
hosted
The US-UK Joint Contact Group held meetings on November 14-15, 2022, hosted by Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft.
← John K. Tien person
bilateral_cooperation
Signed New Cooperative Agreement between DHS and UK Home Office in March 2022
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 254d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No sec filings found for "Matthew Rycroft" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Matthew Rycroft — SEC filings (no results)
All Connections (12)
→ UK Home Office institution
employment primary since 2021
Matthew Rycroft served as Permanent Secretary of the UK Home Office, overseeing border security and immigration enforcement.
→ Palantir Technologies company
contractor inferential since 2022
As Permanent Secretary at the UK Home Office, Rycroft oversaw the Home Office's contract with Palantir for the Federated Data Platform and Border Flow Toolkit.
oversight inferential since 2023
Rycroft's Home Office oversaw the development and deployment of the Federated Data Platform, which Palantir's technology underpins.
→ NHS England institution
cross-departmental inferential since 2022
Matthew Rycroft chaired Whitehall committees coordinating between the Home Office and NHS England on data sharing and border health security.
→ UK Ministry of Defence institution
cross-departmental inferential since 2021
As a senior civil servant, Rycroft coordinated with the Ministry of Defence on national security and border-related intelligence sharing.
→ Unit 8200 (IDF) institution
collaboration inferential since 2023
Rycroft's Home Office collaborated with Israeli intelligence units on joint border security data analysis and counterterrorism initiatives.
membership inferential since 2021
Matthew Rycroft participated in Five Eyes intelligence review bodies as UK representative, overseeing shared surveillance programs.
operational coordination inferential since 2022
Rycroft's Home Office worked with NCSC on securing digital border infrastructure and countering cyber threats to immigration systems.
→ Border Flow Toolkit instrument
oversight inferential since 2023
Matthew Rycroft's Home Office implemented the Border Flow Toolkit to manage border operations, likely leveraging data analytics contracts.
oversight inferential since 2023
Rycroft's Home Office deployed the ImmigrationOS system for case management, a digital immigration platform used by UK Border Force.
← John K. Tien person
bilateral_cooperation confirmed
Signed New Cooperative Agreement between DHS and UK Home Office in March 2022
← US-UK Joint Contact Group institution
hosted primary since 2022
The US-UK Joint Contact Group held meetings on November 14-15, 2022, hosted by Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft.
Sources (6)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Matthew Rycroft not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Matthew Rycroft — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Matthew Rycroft — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Matthew Rycroft — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Matthew Rycroft — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Matthew Rycroft — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt