Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Luff
Published 31 July 2014
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Sir Peter Luff left his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, in September 2012.
1. Chairman of the Oversight Board, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the University of Roehampton
Sir Peter sought advice to accept a part-time, unpaid appointment as Chairman of the Oversight Board for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the University of Roehampton.
When considering this application, the Committee took into account that Sir Peter did have official dealings with RUSI while in office; he spoke regularly at their events and met members of their staff on an occasional basis. It was also noted that Sir Peter had no dealings with the University of Roehampton, nor any competitors, during his last two years in office.
The Committee advised Sir Peter that it saw no reason why he should not take up the appointment subject to the following conditions;
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Sir Peter should not draw on any privileged information available to him from his time in Government; and
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he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of RUSI and the University of Roehampton, their parent companies or their clients for two years from his last day in office.
The Committee wrote its advice letter to Sir Peter in July 2014 and he took up the new role later that month.
2. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pub Governing Body
Sir Peter sought the Committee’s permission to accept a part-time, paid, appointment, as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Pub Governing Body (PGB).
The Committee noted Sir Peter’s role as Chairman of the Board of Directors was to provide leadership and direction to the Board, to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring that the organisation complies with its governing document, company law, relevant legislation and regulations to ensure the PGB pursues its objectives.
The Committee advised Sir Peter that it saw no reason why he should not take up the appointment subject to the condition that:
- for two years from his last day in office, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of his new employer or its clients.
The Committee wrote its advice letter to Sir Peter in June 2014 and he took up the new role in July 2014.