Philip Fletcher

Philip John Fletcher, was a British public servant.

Career

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 ; and then led Ofwat as its Director General and as Chairman.

Personal life and death

Fletcher was an Anglican Christian, and served as a Reader in the Church of England. He was a member of the Archbishops' Council from 2007 to 2016. His brother is Colin Fletcher, the former bishop of Dorchester.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year Honours for services to Ofwat. Fletcher died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 75.