Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale

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Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale, GCB (born 8 July 1912) was a British civil servant.

He was educated at King Edward VII School (Sheffield) (photo) and Queens' College, Cambridge.

Allen joined the Home Office in 1934. He served in the Offices of the War Cabinet 1943-44, then returned as Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government 1955-60. He became Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1960-62; Second Secretary, HM Treasury 1963-66; then Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1966-72.

Allen was created a life peer as Baron Allen of Abbeydale, of the City of Sheffield, in 1976. He sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.

Allen was married to his late wife, Marjorie, for 64 years.