Julie Barnes

Julie is a Chief Investigator for the Criminal Investigations (North) team at the Insolvency Service in Manchester.

Celebrating Irma Brandy - a life in public service

Julie Barnes, 3 February 2021 - Civil Service, People, People and culture

Read about how, in 1975, a young woman joined the Insolvency Service as a temporary typist. And how that temporary position became 46 years of public service.

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